Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Rapid Match · 2009 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rapid Match
Site Miskolc HUN
Round 6
Date 2009.06.06
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

4k3/3R4/4n1p1/1r5p/5N2/5PP1/6PK/8 w - - 12 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 a6
  10. 10.a4 c5
  11. 11.Rd1 cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 Qc7
  13. 13.Qe2 Re8
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.Bh4 b6
  16. 16.Rac1 Bb7
  17. 17.Bg3 Bxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Qd6
  19. 19.Ne5 Red8
  20. 20.Ba2 Rac8
  21. 21.Nc4 Qb4
  22. 22.Ne3 Re8
  23. 23.d5 Nf8
  24. 24.dxe6 Nxe6
  25. 25.Bd5 Nxd5
  26. 26.Ncxd5 Qb3
  27. 27.Rxc8 Bxc8
  28. 28.Qc4 Nc5
  29. 29.Qxb3 Nxb3
  30. 30.Nxb6 Be6
  31. 31.Rd6 a5
  32. 32.Nbd5 Nc5
  33. 33.Nc7 Rb8
  34. 34.Nxe6 fxe6
  35. 35.Nc4 Nxa4
  36. 36.Rxe6 Nxb2
  37. 37.Nxa5 Nd3
  38. 38.f3 Kf7
  39. 39.Re2 h5
  40. 40.Nc4 Kf6
  41. 41.Nd6 Rb1+
  42. 42.Kh2 Nc5
  43. 43.Ne8+ Kf7
  44. 44.Re5 Nb7
  45. 45.Nc7 g6
  46. 46.Nd5 Rb5
  47. 47.Re7+ Kf8
  48. 48.Rd7 Nc5
  49. 49.Rd8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Nf4 Ne6
  51. 51.Rd7+ Ke8

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