Anish Giri vs Peter Leko

FIDE World Cup 2015 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 3.2
Date 2015.09.18
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3NR3/6pk/4p2p/p3Pp2/P4P1K/6PP/7r/8 b - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Bd5
  11. 11.Qc2 Be4
  12. 12.Qd1 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Nbd2 Bc6
  15. 15.Ne5 Bxg2
  16. 16.Kxg2 Be7
  17. 17.Rc1 Nbd7
  18. 18.Nxd7 Qxd7
  19. 19.Nf3 Qxd1
  20. 20.Rfxd1 Rfc8
  21. 21.Ne5 h6
  22. 22.Bd2 Rd8
  23. 23.Nd3 Rdc8
  24. 24.f4 Kf8
  25. 25.Kf3 Nd7
  26. 26.Be3 Ke8
  27. 27.Bd4 Bf6
  28. 28.Bxf6 Nxf6
  29. 29.Ne5 Ke7
  30. 30.e4 Rxc1
  31. 31.Rxc1 Ne8
  32. 32.Nd3 a5
  33. 33.Rc5 Kd6
  34. 34.Rc3 Ra6
  35. 35.e5+ Ke7
  36. 36.Nc5 Rb6
  37. 37.Rd3 Rxb2
  38. 38.Rd7+ Kf8
  39. 39.Nxb7 Rb3+
  40. 40.Kg4 Rb4
  41. 41.Nd8 Kg8
  42. 42.Re7 f5+
  43. 43.Kh5 Kh7
  44. 44.Rxe8 Rb2
  45. 45.h3 Rh2
  46. 46.Kh4

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