Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Leko

RWE Gas Match · 2001 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event RWE Gas Match
Site Budapest HUN
Round 1
Date 2001.01.02
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/p2P2k1/2b5/4KBp1/3R4/8/P7/8 b - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.Be3 Qa5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nc6
  10. 10.Rc1 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Qxd2+
  12. 12.Kxd2 O-O
  13. 13.d5 Rd8
  14. 14.Ke1 Ne5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Bxe5
  16. 16.f4 Bd6
  17. 17.Kf2 e5
  18. 18.Bc5 Bxc5+
  19. 19.Rxc5 exf4
  20. 20.Kf3 Bd7
  21. 21.Bd3 Rac8
  22. 22.Rhc1 g5
  23. 23.Rc7 Rxc7
  24. 24.Rxc7 Ba4
  25. 25.Kg4 h6
  26. 26.Rxb7 Rd7
  27. 27.Rb4 Bd1+
  28. 28.Kf5 Kg7
  29. 29.h4 f6
  30. 30.hxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.e5 fxe5
  32. 32.Kxe5 f3
  33. 33.gxf3 Bxf3
  34. 34.d6 Rd8
  35. 35.Bf5 Bc6
  36. 36.d7 Rf8
  37. 37.Rd4

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