Boris Gelfand vs Peter Leko

Petrosian Memorial 2014 · English Opening · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event Petrosian Memorial 2014
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7.2
Date 2014.11.11
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/4P3/2R5/p2Pkp1p/PpK5/8/8/8 b - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.d4 e6
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bg2 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Qxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Bb4+
  12. 12.Bd2 Bxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 Ke7
  14. 14.Rhc1 Rd8
  15. 15.Rc7+ Rd7
  16. 16.Rac1 Kd8
  17. 17.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  18. 18.g4 h6
  19. 19.h4 Rb8
  20. 20.f4 b6
  21. 21.Bc6+ Kd8
  22. 22.e4 Bd7
  23. 23.h5 b5
  24. 24.Bxd7 Kxd7
  25. 25.Rc5 Rb6
  26. 26.Kc3 a5
  27. 27.e5 g6
  28. 28.hxg6 fxg6
  29. 29.a4 b4+
  30. 30.Kb3 Ra6
  31. 31.f5 gxf5
  32. 32.gxf5 exf5
  33. 33.d5 h5
  34. 34.e6+ Kd6
  35. 35.Kc4 Ke5
  36. 36.e7 Ra8
  37. 37.Rc6

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