Vassily Ivanchuk vs Peter Leko

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 3
Date 2009.03.16
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5kp1/1r2R3/5PKP/6P1/8/8 b - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Ba7
  7. 7.h3 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d6
  9. 9.O-O h6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Nf1 Be6
  12. 12.N3h2 Bxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Qd7
  14. 14.Ng3 Ne7
  15. 15.b4 c6
  16. 16.Ng4 Qe6
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Nxe3 d5
  19. 19.exd5 Nexd5
  20. 20.Nc4 Nd7
  21. 21.Ne4 Nf4
  22. 22.Qf3 b5
  23. 23.Na5 f5
  24. 24.Nc5 Nxc5
  25. 25.bxc5 Nd5
  26. 26.Nb7 e4
  27. 27.dxe4 fxe4
  28. 28.Qg3 Nf6
  29. 29.Nd6 Re7
  30. 30.b4 Kh7
  31. 31.Qe3 Qe5
  32. 32.Ra3 Qh5
  33. 33.Qd4 Qg6
  34. 34.c4 bxc4
  35. 35.Qxc4 Re5
  36. 36.Rg3 Rg5
  37. 37.Rxg5 hxg5
  38. 38.Nxe4 Nxe4
  39. 39.Rxe4 a5
  40. 40.bxa5 Rxa5
  41. 41.Re5 Qf6
  42. 42.Qe4+ g6
  43. 43.Re6 Ra1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qf4+
  45. 45.Qxf4 gxf4
  46. 46.Rxc6 Ra2
  47. 47.f3 Rc2
  48. 48.h4 Kg7
  49. 49.Rc8 Kf7
  50. 50.c6 Kg7
  51. 51.Kh3 Kf7
  52. 52.Rd8 Rxc6
  53. 53.Rd4 Kg7
  54. 54.Rxf4 Rc5
  55. 55.Re4 Rb5
  56. 56.Kg4 Rc5
  57. 57.f4 Rb5
  58. 58.g3 Kf6
  59. 59.Re5

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