Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Linares16th · 1999 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1999.02.22
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r3k1/p1q2pbp/1p2p1p1/n2r4/P2PN2B/2P5/5PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 6 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e3 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.d4 Bg7
  8. 8.Bb5+ Bd7
  9. 9.a4 Qa5
  10. 10.Qb3 cxd4
  11. 11.exd4 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Qc7
  13. 13.Re1 e6
  14. 14.Ng5 Nc6
  15. 15.Ba3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Ne4 Na5
  17. 17.Qa2 Bc6
  18. 18.Nd6 Red8
  19. 19.Bxc6 Qxc6
  20. 20.Ne4 Qc4
  21. 21.Qb1 b6
  22. 22.Be7 Rd5
  23. 23.Qd1 Qc7
  24. 24.Bh4 Rc8

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