Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

It · 2003 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event It
Site Dortmund GER
Round 1
Date 2003.07.31
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/1R6/5k2/p7/1bBr1P2/5K2/P7/8 w - - 29 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 f5
  11. 11.c3 Bg7
  12. 12.exf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.Nc2 O-O
  14. 14.Nce3 Be6
  15. 15.Bd3 f5
  16. 16.O-O Ra7
  17. 17.Qh5 Raf7
  18. 18.Rad1 Ne7
  19. 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  20. 20.Bc2 e4
  21. 21.Nd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Kh8
  23. 23.f4 b4
  24. 24.cxb4 Bxb2
  25. 25.Bb3 Ba3
  26. 26.Qd1 Qa7+
  27. 27.Qd4+ Qxd4+
  28. 28.Rxd4 Re7
  29. 29.Kf2 a5
  30. 30.Rxd6 Bxb4
  31. 31.Rd5 Kg7
  32. 32.Ke2 Rf6
  33. 33.Rc1 Rg6
  34. 34.g3 Rh6
  35. 35.h4 Rg6
  36. 36.Rxf5 Rxg3
  37. 37.Rg5+ Rxg5
  38. 38.hxg5 h6
  39. 39.gxh6+ Kxh6
  40. 40.Rc6+ Kh7
  41. 41.Ke3 Rg7
  42. 42.Be6 Rg3+
  43. 43.Kxe4 Rc3
  44. 44.Bc4 Rh3
  45. 45.Ra6 Rh6
  46. 46.Be6 Rh4
  47. 47.Ra7+ Kg6
  48. 48.Bf7+ Kf6
  49. 49.Bb3 Bd6
  50. 50.Rf7+ Kg6
  51. 51.Rf5 Rh1
  52. 52.Rd5 Re1+
  53. 53.Kf3 Bb4
  54. 54.Bc4 Kf6
  55. 55.Rb5 Rd1
  56. 56.Rb6+ Rd6
  57. 57.Rb7 Rd4

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