Vassily Ivanchuk vs Peter Leko

Rubinstein mem 35th · 1998 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rubinstein mem 35th
Site Polanica Zdroj
Round 5
Date 1998.08.22
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r4r2/4ppk1/p1n2qp1/1pP5/8/1P2QN2/P4PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.Qb3 b5
  9. 9.e5 Nfd7
  10. 10.h4 Nb6
  11. 11.h5 c5
  12. 12.hxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.dxc5 Be6
  14. 14.Qc2 Bf5
  15. 15.Qb3 Be6
  16. 16.Qa3 Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Bxc4
  18. 18.b3 Bd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Qxd5
  20. 20.Be3 Nc6
  21. 21.Rd1 Qe6
  22. 22.O-O Bxe5
  23. 23.Rfe1 Bc3
  24. 24.Bd2 Qf6
  25. 25.Qc1 Bxd2
  26. 26.Qxd2 Kg7
  27. 27.Qe3

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