Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Corus · 2001 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9
Date 2001.01.23
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

4rb1k/7p/p1Np4/1p6/8/2P2P2/bPN4P/3R3K w - - 4 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bf4 e5
  8. 8.Bg5 a6
  9. 9.Na3 b5
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Nd5 f5
  12. 12.Bd3 Be6
  13. 13.c3 Bg7
  14. 14.Qh5 O-O
  15. 15.O-O f4
  16. 16.Rad1 Kh8
  17. 17.g3 Rg8
  18. 18.Kh1 Bf8
  19. 19.Be2 Rg5
  20. 20.Qf3 f5
  21. 21.gxf4 fxe4
  22. 22.Qxe4 Bf5
  23. 23.Qe3 exf4
  24. 24.Nxf4 Ne5
  25. 25.Nd5 Ng4
  26. 26.Bxg4 Rxg4
  27. 27.Rg1 Bg7
  28. 28.f3 Rxg1+
  29. 29.Rxg1 Qf8
  30. 30.Qe7 Qxe7
  31. 31.Nxe7 Be6
  32. 32.Rd1 Bxa2
  33. 33.Nc6 Bf8
  34. 34.Nc2 Re8

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