Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Advanced Chess · 2001 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Advanced Chess
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.3
Date 2001.06.09
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/p7/3n4/k1pP1p1p/2P1pPpP/PBK3P1/8/8 b - - 11 48

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.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Be6
  11. 11.Ne5 c5
  12. 12.Nxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.d5 Bc8
  14. 14.a3 Na6
  15. 15.f4 f6
  16. 16.Ng4 Bxg4
  17. 17.Bxg4 f5
  18. 18.Be2 Bf6
  19. 19.Rb1 Bd4+
  20. 20.Kh1 Nc7
  21. 21.b4 b6
  22. 22.Rb3 Ne8
  23. 23.Be3 Bxe3
  24. 24.Rxe3 Nd6
  25. 25.Rb3 Qf6
  26. 26.bxc5 bxc5
  27. 27.Qa1 Qxa1
  28. 28.Rxa1 Kf7
  29. 29.Kg1 Kf6
  30. 30.Kf2 Rg8
  31. 31.Rab1 h6
  32. 32.g3 g5
  33. 33.Ke3 g4
  34. 34.Kf2 Rae8
  35. 35.Rh1 Rb8
  36. 36.Rhb1 Rxb3
  37. 37.Rxb3 h5
  38. 38.Kg2 Ke7
  39. 39.h4 Kd7
  40. 40.Kf2 Kc7
  41. 41.Ke3 Rb8
  42. 42.Rxb8 Kxb8
  43. 43.Kd2 Kc7
  44. 44.Kc3 Kb6
  45. 45.Bd1 Ka5
  46. 46.Bb3 Nc8
  47. 47.Kd2 Nd6
  48. 48.Kc3

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