Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Leko

RWE Gas Match · 2001 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 129 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RWE Gas Match
Site Budapest HUN
Round 7
Date 2001.01.06
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 129
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Final Position

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

8/8/1BbN2k1/4P3/3n1K2/8/8/8 b - - 2 129

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.Qc2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Rc8
  11. 11.Bf4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Bxc5
  13. 13.Qb2 O-O
  14. 14.Nc3 Ng4
  15. 15.e3 e5
  16. 16.Bg5 f6
  17. 17.Bh4 g5
  18. 18.Nxd5 e4
  19. 19.Nd4 Qe8
  20. 20.Nf5 Qe6
  21. 21.b4 Qxf5
  22. 22.bxc5 Qe6
  23. 23.cxb6 Nxb6
  24. 24.h3 Ne5
  25. 25.Qa3 Nf3+
  26. 26.Bxf3 exf3
  27. 27.g4 Nxc4
  28. 28.Qe7 Qf7
  29. 29.Bg3 Rcd8
  30. 30.Rd4 Qxe7
  31. 31.Nxe7+ Kf7
  32. 32.Nc6 Rxd4
  33. 33.Nxd4 Nd2
  34. 34.Bd6 Rd8
  35. 35.Bb4 Ne4
  36. 36.Rc1 Rc8
  37. 37.Rxc8 Bxc8
  38. 38.Nxf3 h5
  39. 39.Nh2 hxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 Ke6
  41. 41.f3 Nd6
  42. 42.Kf2 Nc4
  43. 43.Nf1 Ne5
  44. 44.Bc3 Nd3+
  45. 45.Kg3 Nc1
  46. 46.Bd2 Nxa2
  47. 47.e4 a5
  48. 48.Bxa5 Nc1
  49. 49.Kf2 Nd3+
  50. 50.Ke3 Ne5
  51. 51.Bc3 Nc4+
  52. 52.Kf2 Bb7
  53. 53.Ng3 Nd6
  54. 54.Ba1 Ne8
  55. 55.Nh5 Ba6
  56. 56.Ke3 Bb5
  57. 57.Bc3 Ba6
  58. 58.Ng3 Bb5
  59. 59.Kd4 Ba6
  60. 60.Kc5 Bd3
  61. 61.Kd4 Bb5
  62. 62.Bb4 Ba6
  63. 63.Nf5 Be2
  64. 64.Ke3 Ba6
  65. 65.Nd4+ Kd7
  66. 66.Bf8 Bc4
  67. 67.Kd2 Bf1
  68. 68.Ke3 Ba6
  69. 69.Nf5 Bb5
  70. 70.f4 gxf4+
  71. 71.Kxf4 Ba6
  72. 72.Bb4 Ke6
  73. 73.Nd4+ Kf7
  74. 74.Nf3 Ng7
  75. 75.Bc3 Ne6+
  76. 76.Ke3 Bb7
  77. 77.Bb2 Ng5
  78. 78.Nd2 Ke6
  79. 79.Kf4 Nh3+
  80. 80.Ke3 Ng5
  81. 81.Bc3 Bc6
  82. 82.Ba5 Bb7
  83. 83.Bd8 Bc6
  84. 84.Bc7 Bb7
  85. 85.Bf4 Nf7
  86. 86.Nf3 Ba6
  87. 87.Nd4+ Ke7
  88. 88.Nf5+ Ke6
  89. 89.Ng7+ Ke7
  90. 90.Kd4 Be2
  91. 91.Nf5+ Ke6
  92. 92.Ne3 Ba6
  93. 93.Nd1 Be2
  94. 94.Nf2 Bf1
  95. 95.Ke3 Ba6
  96. 96.Kf3 Bb5
  97. 97.Ke3 Ba6
  98. 98.Bc7 Bb5
  99. 99.Kf4 Ba6
  100. 100.Nd1 Ng5
  101. 101.Nc3 Bb7
  102. 102.Bb6 Bc6
  103. 103.Bd4 Nh3+
  104. 104.Kg3 Ng5
  105. 105.Kf4 Nh3+
  106. 106.Ke3 Ng5
  107. 107.Bc5 Bb7
  108. 108.Ba3 Bc6
  109. 109.Bc1 Bb7
  110. 110.Bd2 Bc6
  111. 111.Be1 Bb7
  112. 112.Bh4 Nf7
  113. 113.Kf4 Bc6
  114. 114.Ne2 Bb7
  115. 115.Nd4+ Ke7
  116. 116.Nf5+ Ke6
  117. 117.Ng7+ Ke7
  118. 118.Nh5 Ke6
  119. 119.Nxf6 Bc6
  120. 120.Nh5 Bb7
  121. 121.Ng3 Nd6
  122. 122.Bd8 Nc4
  123. 123.Bc7 Nd2
  124. 124.g5 Nb3
  125. 125.g6 Kf6
  126. 126.Nf5 Kxg6
  127. 127.Nd6 Bc6
  128. 128.e5 Nd4
  129. 129.Bb6

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