Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Leko

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.1
Date 2020.07.25
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/1p3Qk1/3P2r1/1p6/4P3/8/2qp3K/8 b - - 5 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Qc2 Qd7
  14. 14.Nf1 d5
  15. 15.Be3 Bxe3
  16. 16.Nxe3 Rd8
  17. 17.b5 Ne7
  18. 18.c4 d4
  19. 19.Nd5 Ng6
  20. 20.Rab1 axb5
  21. 21.axb5 Nxd5
  22. 22.cxd5 Rf6
  23. 23.Qd1 Ra8
  24. 24.Kh2 Ra5
  25. 25.b6 cxb6
  26. 26.g3 Ra3
  27. 27.Qe2 Rc3
  28. 28.Rb2 b5
  29. 29.Reb1 Rc5
  30. 30.Kg2 Ra6
  31. 31.h4 Qg4
  32. 32.Kh2 Rf6
  33. 33.Ne1 Qd7
  34. 34.h5 Nf8
  35. 35.Nf3 Qe8
  36. 36.Kg2 Ra6
  37. 37.Nh4 g6
  38. 38.hxg6 fxg6
  39. 39.f4 exf4
  40. 40.gxf4 g5
  41. 41.fxg5 Ng6
  42. 42.Qg4 Nxh4+
  43. 43.Qxh4 Rg6
  44. 44.Kh1 Rc3
  45. 45.gxh6 Rxd3
  46. 46.h7+ Kh8
  47. 47.Rf2 Qc8
  48. 48.Rf5 Rc3
  49. 49.Rbf1 Rc1
  50. 50.Qf4 Rxf1+
  51. 51.Qxf1 Kxh7
  52. 52.Rh5+ Kg8
  53. 53.Rf5 d3
  54. 54.d6 d2
  55. 55.Kh2 Qc2
  56. 56.Rf8+ Kg7
  57. 57.Qf7+

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