Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Hoogovens · 1996 · English Opening · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 11
Date 1996.00.00
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2k1p2p/2pb1p2/N3p3/4K1P1/5P1P/5B2 b - - 3 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e6
  6. 6.g3 Qb6
  7. 7.Ndb5 Ne5
  8. 8.Bf4 Nfg4
  9. 9.e3 a6
  10. 10.Nc7+ Qxc7
  11. 11.Qxg4 d6
  12. 12.Qe2 Bd7
  13. 13.Bxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.Bg2 Be7
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.Rac1 Rac8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rfd8
  18. 18.c5 f5
  19. 19.e4 Bg5
  20. 20.Rb1 g6
  21. 21.b4 Bc6
  22. 22.Qc4 Qf7
  23. 23.a4 Bf6
  24. 24.b5 axb5
  25. 25.axb5 Be8
  26. 26.Rxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.c6 Rc8
  28. 28.Na4 bxc6
  29. 29.b6 Rb8
  30. 30.Nc5 Be7
  31. 31.Qc3 Bd6
  32. 32.exf5 gxf5
  33. 33.Na6 Ra8
  34. 34.Qd3 Qe7
  35. 35.b7 Rd8
  36. 36.Qc2 e4
  37. 37.b8=Q Bxb8
  38. 38.Nxb8 Qd6
  39. 39.Na6 Qd4
  40. 40.Qc1 Qd2
  41. 41.Nc7 Qxc1+
  42. 42.Rxc1 Bd7
  43. 43.Rd1 Kf7
  44. 44.Na6 Ke7
  45. 45.Nc5 Bc8
  46. 46.Rxd8 Kxd8
  47. 47.Kf1 Ke7
  48. 48.Ke1 Kd6
  49. 49.Na4 c5
  50. 50.Bf1 Bb7
  51. 51.Kd2 Bd5
  52. 52.Nb6 h6
  53. 53.Ke3 Kc6
  54. 54.Na4

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