Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

World Rapid 2017 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 2.7
Date 2017.12.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/4b3/2P1bn1P/3p4/P4QP1/4P3/8/6K1 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.c3 a6
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ne7
  10. 10.Re1 c6
  11. 11.Bb3 Ng6
  12. 12.Bc2 Re8
  13. 13.d4 Nh5
  14. 14.Nf1 Nhf4
  15. 15.Ng3 exd4
  16. 16.cxd4 d5
  17. 17.e5 c5
  18. 18.Bxg6 Nxg6
  19. 19.Bg5 Ne7
  20. 20.Qd2 h6
  21. 21.Bf6 Kh7
  22. 22.Ng5+ Kg8
  23. 23.Nh5 gxf6
  24. 24.Nxf7 Kxf7
  25. 25.Qxh6 Nf5
  26. 26.Qh7+ Kf8
  27. 27.exf6 Be6
  28. 28.Nf4 Qxf6
  29. 29.Ng6+ Qxg6
  30. 30.Qxg6 Ng7
  31. 31.Re3 Re7
  32. 32.Rae1 Rae8
  33. 33.Rg3 Rf7
  34. 34.h4 Bb8
  35. 35.Rge3 Rfe7
  36. 36.dxc5 Bf7
  37. 37.Qf6 Rxe3
  38. 38.Rxe3 Rxe3
  39. 39.fxe3 Bc7
  40. 40.g4 Ne8
  41. 41.Qh8+ Bg8
  42. 42.h5 Bd8
  43. 43.Qh6+ Ng7
  44. 44.Qd6+ Be7
  45. 45.Qb8+ Ne8
  46. 46.b4 a5
  47. 47.Qxb7 axb4
  48. 48.Qxb4 Nf6
  49. 49.Qf4 Ke8
  50. 50.c6 Be6
  51. 51.h6

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