Vassily Ivanchuk vs Peter Leko

Rapid Rematch · 2009 · English Opening · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event Rapid Rematch
Site Mukachevo UKR
Round 5
Date 2009.01.05
Opening English Opening (A32)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R5Q/8/1b6/1k6/8/4P1P1/q4P2/5K2 b - - 2 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.g3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Bc5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 b6
  11. 11.Nd5 exd5
  12. 12.cxd5 Bb7
  13. 13.dxc6 dxc6
  14. 14.O-O Qc8
  15. 15.Nd4 c5
  16. 16.Bxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.Nf5 Rfe8
  18. 18.Bc3 Qe4
  19. 19.Qc2 Qe6
  20. 20.b3 Bf8
  21. 21.Bxf6 Qxf6
  22. 22.Ne3 Rad8
  23. 23.Rfd1 Qe6
  24. 24.Qc4 Qe5
  25. 25.Qa6 Qb8
  26. 26.Nd5 h5
  27. 27.e3 Rd6
  28. 28.Nc3 Red8
  29. 29.Rxd6 Rxd6
  30. 30.h4 g6
  31. 31.Ne4 Rd8
  32. 32.a4 Qa8
  33. 33.Qc4 Bg7
  34. 34.b4 cxb4
  35. 35.Qxb4 Qd5
  36. 36.Qe7 Qd7
  37. 37.Rc7 Qxe7
  38. 38.Rxe7 a5
  39. 39.Kg2 Rd1
  40. 40.Re8+ Bf8
  41. 41.Rb8 Ra1
  42. 42.Rxb6 Rxa4
  43. 43.Nf6+ Kg7
  44. 44.Ra6 Ra1
  45. 45.Ne8+ Kg8
  46. 46.Ra7 a4
  47. 47.Nf6+ Kg7
  48. 48.Ne4 Kg8
  49. 49.Ng5 f6
  50. 50.Ne6 Bh6
  51. 51.Nd4 Bf8
  52. 52.Ne2 Bh6
  53. 53.Nc3 a3
  54. 54.Nd5 Bg7
  55. 55.Nf4 Bf8
  56. 56.Nxg6 Bc5
  57. 57.Ra8+ Kf7
  58. 58.Nf4 Rb1
  59. 59.Kf3 Rb3
  60. 60.Ra5 Bb6
  61. 61.Ra6 Bc5
  62. 62.Nd5 f5
  63. 63.Ra5 Bd6
  64. 64.Nf4 Rb2
  65. 65.Rxf5+ Ke8
  66. 66.Rxh5 Kd7
  67. 67.Ra5 Kc6
  68. 68.Ne2 Kb6
  69. 69.Ra4 Bb4
  70. 70.h5 Kb5
  71. 71.Ra8 a2
  72. 72.h6 Rxe2
  73. 73.Kxe2 Ba5
  74. 74.Rb8+ Bb6
  75. 75.h7 a1=Q
  76. 76.h8=Q Qa2+
  77. 77.Kf1

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