Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Advanced Chess · 2001 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Advanced Chess
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.5
Date 2001.06.09
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

2B1k3/p6p/1p1b3n/3N4/P2P3P/2P2K2/2P5/8 w - - 13 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Bg4
  11. 11.Bf4 Qd7
  12. 12.Rb1 Rab8
  13. 13.Re3 Rfe8
  14. 14.Qe2 Bf8
  15. 15.Re1 Rxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 Bf5
  17. 17.Bxc7 Qxc7
  18. 18.Bxf5 g6
  19. 19.Bd3 Na5
  20. 20.Qe5 Qd8
  21. 21.Qf4 Bd6
  22. 22.Qd2 Rc8
  23. 23.h4 Qc7
  24. 24.Qg5 Qd8
  25. 25.Qh6 Bf8
  26. 26.Qd2 Qc7
  27. 27.Re5 Rd8
  28. 28.Qe1 Nc6
  29. 29.Re8 Rxe8
  30. 30.Qxe8 Qe7
  31. 31.Qc8 Kg7
  32. 32.g3 Nd8
  33. 33.Kg2 Ne6
  34. 34.Ne5 Qc7
  35. 35.Qe8 Qe7
  36. 36.Qb5 f6
  37. 37.Ng4 f5
  38. 38.Ne3 f4
  39. 39.Nxd5 Qf7
  40. 40.Be4 fxg3
  41. 41.fxg3 Bd6
  42. 42.Qd3 b6
  43. 43.a4 Qd7
  44. 44.Qb5 Qf7
  45. 45.Bf3 g5
  46. 46.Qc6 Bb8
  47. 47.Bg4 Nd8
  48. 48.Qd7 Qxd7
  49. 49.Bxd7 gxh4
  50. 50.gxh4 Bd6
  51. 51.Bb5 Nf7
  52. 52.Kf3 Nh6
  53. 53.Bd7 Kf7
  54. 54.Bc8 Ke8
  55. 55.Be6 Kf8
  56. 56.Bc8 Ke8

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