Peter Leko vs Viswanathan Anand

Semi-Finals · 2004 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Semi-Finals
Site Dortmund GER
Round 4
Date 2004.07.30
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

7k/6p1/1P6/1K1qp3/2R4p/2R5/8/8 w - - 29 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Ngf6
  11. 11.Bf4 e6
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.Kb1 Qa5
  14. 14.Ne5 O-O
  15. 15.Qb3 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Nd5
  17. 17.Bd2 Qc7
  18. 18.f4 c5
  19. 19.Ne4 c4
  20. 20.Qg3 Kh8
  21. 21.Qf3 b5
  22. 22.g4 b4
  23. 23.Bc1 Rab8
  24. 24.b3 Rfc8
  25. 25.Qe2 Nc3+
  26. 26.Nxc3 bxc3
  27. 27.Rd4 cxb3
  28. 28.axb3 Qa5
  29. 29.Qe4 Rxb3+
  30. 30.cxb3 c2+
  31. 31.Qxc2 Rxc2
  32. 32.Kxc2 Qc5+
  33. 33.Rc4 Qf2+
  34. 34.Bd2 a5
  35. 35.Rh3 Qg2
  36. 36.Rd3 Qxg4
  37. 37.Bxa5 Qxh5
  38. 38.Bd2 f6
  39. 39.exf6 Bxf6
  40. 40.b4 Qb5
  41. 41.Kb3 Qf5
  42. 42.Kc2 Qb5
  43. 43.Kb3 h5
  44. 44.Bc3 Qf5
  45. 45.Kc2 Bxc3
  46. 46.Kxc3 h4
  47. 47.Rc5 Qxf4
  48. 48.b5 e5
  49. 49.b6 Qc1+
  50. 50.Kb4 Qb2+
  51. 51.Rb3 Qd4+
  52. 52.Kb5 Qd7+
  53. 53.Ka5 Qd4
  54. 54.Kb5 Qd7+
  55. 55.Ka5 Qd4
  56. 56.Rbc3 Qe4
  57. 57.R5c4 Qd5+
  58. 58.Ka6 Qa8+
  59. 59.Kb5 Qd5+
  60. 60.Rc5 Qe4
  61. 61.Rc7 Qd5+
  62. 62.R7c5 Qe4
  63. 63.R5c4 Qd5+

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