Magnus Carlsen vs Peter Leko

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 4
Date 2009.03.17
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

2kr4/pp1r1pp1/4p1p1/4Pn2/1P2BP1P/P5P1/1KR5/3R4 b - - 5 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.a3 Ne7
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bg6
  7. 7.Nh4 Nf5
  8. 8.Nxg6 hxg6
  9. 9.Nf3 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.b4 Bb6
  12. 12.c4 dxc4
  13. 13.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  14. 14.Bxc4 Nc6
  15. 15.Bb2 Nh4
  16. 16.Nxh4 Rxh4
  17. 17.Bd3 Bb6
  18. 18.g3 Rh5
  19. 19.f4 O-O-O
  20. 20.O-O-O Bd4
  21. 21.h4 Rhh8
  22. 22.Rh2 Rd7
  23. 23.Bxd4 Nxd4
  24. 24.Be4 Rhd8
  25. 25.Kb2 Nf5
  26. 26.Rc2+

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