Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Corus A · 2006 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5
Date 2006.01.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3nR1r1/3PNrpk/7p/p2R3P/1p6/5P2/P5P1/6K1 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.Bb3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bg5 Nd7
  12. 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
  13. 13.Nd5 Qd8
  14. 14.c3 Na5
  15. 15.Re1 Rc8
  16. 16.h3 Nb6
  17. 17.Nxb6 Qxb6
  18. 18.Bxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Re2 Rc6
  20. 20.Qd3 Qc7
  21. 21.Rd1 Nc4
  22. 22.b3 Nb6
  23. 23.c4 Nc8
  24. 24.Red2 h6
  25. 25.Qe2 Kh7
  26. 26.h4 Qb6
  27. 27.h5 Qc5
  28. 28.Ne1 Rc7
  29. 29.Nd3 Qc6
  30. 30.c5 Ne7
  31. 31.Qg4 Rf6
  32. 32.b4 d5
  33. 33.Nxe5 Qa4
  34. 34.Qg3 Rc8
  35. 35.Ng4 Rf7
  36. 36.Qd6 Rcf8
  37. 37.Qxe6 Qxb4
  38. 38.exd5 Qxc5
  39. 39.d6 Nc6
  40. 40.d7 Nd8
  41. 41.Qe4+ Qf5
  42. 42.Re2 Qxe4
  43. 43.Rxe4 b5
  44. 44.f3 a5
  45. 45.Ne5 Rf6
  46. 46.Ng6 Rg8
  47. 47.Re8 Rf7
  48. 48.Rd5 b4
  49. 49.Ne7

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