Peter Leko vs Viswanathan Anand

Rapid Match · 2009 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rapid Match
Site Miskolc HUN
Round 1
Date 2009.06.03
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

2rB1bk1/5p1p/p3p1p1/3N4/1p1Pn3/6P1/PP3P1P/4RBK1 b - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.Bf4 b5
  9. 9.Qxc7 Qxc7
  10. 10.Bxc7 Bb7
  11. 11.Bd3 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Nxe4
  13. 13.O-O Nf6
  14. 14.Rac1 Nbd7
  15. 15.Ne5 Rfc8
  16. 16.Rfe1 e6
  17. 17.Nb6 Nxb6
  18. 18.Bxb6 Nd5
  19. 19.Ba5 Bh6
  20. 20.Rc4 Rxc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 Bf8
  22. 22.g3 Rc8
  23. 23.Ne5 Nf6
  24. 24.Bf1 Bd5
  25. 25.Nd3 Rc4
  26. 26.Bd8 Ne4
  27. 27.Nf4 Rc8
  28. 28.Nxd5

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