Peter Leko vs Viswanathan Anand

XX SuperGM · 2003 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event XX SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 13
Date 2003.03.08
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P6R/1K3p1p/3k2pP/6P1/5P2/r7/8 w - - 12 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.cxd5 Qxd5
  15. 15.Bf4 Rac8
  16. 16.Bd3 Qd7
  17. 17.Rb1 Bxd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 b6
  19. 19.d5 Bf6
  20. 20.c4 h6
  21. 21.h3 Re7
  22. 22.Rbd1 Rd8
  23. 23.Rxe7 Nxe7
  24. 24.Ne5 Bxe5
  25. 25.Bxe5 Re8
  26. 26.Bg3 Nf5
  27. 27.Bxc7 Qxc7
  28. 28.Qxf5 Qxc4
  29. 29.d6 Rd8
  30. 30.d7 Qc6
  31. 31.g3 a6
  32. 32.h4 b5
  33. 33.Rd5 a5
  34. 34.Rxb5 g6
  35. 35.Qd5 Qxd7
  36. 36.Qxd7 Rxd7
  37. 37.Rxa5 Kg7
  38. 38.a4 Rd1+
  39. 39.Kg2 Ra1
  40. 40.g4 Kf6
  41. 41.Kg3 Rc1
  42. 42.Rb5 g5
  43. 43.Rf5+ Kg6
  44. 44.h5+ Kg7
  45. 45.a5 Ra1
  46. 46.Kg2 Re1
  47. 47.f3 Re6
  48. 48.Kf2 Kf8
  49. 49.Rb5 Kg7
  50. 50.Rf5 Kf8
  51. 51.Rc5 Kg7
  52. 52.Rb5 Kf8
  53. 53.Rb6 Re5
  54. 54.a6 Kg7
  55. 55.a7 Ra5
  56. 56.Rb7 Ra3
  57. 57.Ke2 Kf6
  58. 58.Kd2 Ke6
  59. 59.Kc2 f6
  60. 60.Kb2 Ra4
  61. 61.Kb3 Ra1
  62. 62.Kb4 Kd6
  63. 63.Rh7 Ke5
  64. 64.Kb5 Ra2
  65. 65.Kb6 Kd5

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