Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Advanced Chess · 2001 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 0-1
Event Advanced Chess
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.1
Date 2001.06.09
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/1P4pp/1R1p1r2/3P1p2/2NP1Pb1/8/5KP1/8 w - - 5 50

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.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.c3 f5
  10. 10.Qb3 O-O
  11. 11.Nbd2 Na5
  12. 12.Qa4 Nc6
  13. 13.Qb3 Na5
  14. 14.Qc2 Nc6
  15. 15.b4 a6
  16. 16.a4 Bd6
  17. 17.Rb1 Qf6
  18. 18.b5 axb5
  19. 19.Rxb5 Rae8
  20. 20.Be2 Ng5
  21. 21.Qd3 Qh6
  22. 22.h4 Ne6
  23. 23.Nf1 Bf4
  24. 24.Ba3 Bd6
  25. 25.Bxd6 cxd6
  26. 26.Qd2 Nf4
  27. 27.Bd1 Re4
  28. 28.Re3 Nd8
  29. 29.a5 Qg6
  30. 30.Ne1 Nh3+
  31. 31.Rxh3 Bxh3
  32. 32.Bf3 Rxh4
  33. 33.Bxd5+ Kh8
  34. 34.Qd3 Re8
  35. 35.Nc2 Rh6
  36. 36.f4 Ne6
  37. 37.Qg3 Nc7
  38. 38.c4 Nxd5
  39. 39.cxd5 Qf7
  40. 40.Nce3 Bg4
  41. 41.Rb2 Rg6
  42. 42.Qf2 Qc7
  43. 43.Rb6 Qc3
  44. 44.Qd2 Qxd2
  45. 45.Nxd2 Rxe3
  46. 46.a6 Re8
  47. 47.axb7 Rb8
  48. 48.Kf2 Rf6
  49. 49.Nc4 Kg8

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