Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Corus A · 2005 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 0-1
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2005.01.16
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6r1/7p/7R/4k3/7P/4pp1K/5P2/8 w - - 0 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.a4 Ne7
  18. 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Bxb5 d5
  21. 21.Ra6 f4
  22. 22.Nc2 Bc8
  23. 23.Ra8 Qd6
  24. 24.Nb4 Bb7
  25. 25.Ra7 d4
  26. 26.Ba6 Bxg2
  27. 27.Bc4+ Kh8
  28. 28.Ra6 Qc5
  29. 29.Kxg2 f3+
  30. 30.Kh1 Qxc4
  31. 31.Rc6 Qb5
  32. 32.Rd6 e4
  33. 33.Rxd4 Bxd4
  34. 34.Qxd4+ Qe5
  35. 35.Qxe5+ Rxe5
  36. 36.Nc2 Rb8
  37. 37.Ne3 Rc5
  38. 38.h3 Rxb2
  39. 39.c4 Rg5
  40. 40.Kh2 Kg8
  41. 41.h4 Rg6
  42. 42.Kh3 Kf7
  43. 43.Nf5 Rc2
  44. 44.Ne3 Rd2
  45. 45.c5 Ke6
  46. 46.c6 Rg8
  47. 47.c7 Rc8
  48. 48.Kg3 Rxc7
  49. 49.Kf4 Rd4
  50. 50.Ra1 Rf7+
  51. 51.Kg3 Rd8
  52. 52.Ra6+ Ke5
  53. 53.Ng4+ Kd5
  54. 54.Nf6+ Rxf6
  55. 55.Rxf6 Ke5
  56. 56.Rh6 Rg8+
  57. 57.Kh3 e3

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