Peter Leko vs Viswanathan Anand

Rapid Match · 2009 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Rapid Match
Site Miskolc HUN
Round 5
Date 2009.06.06
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R5/7p/4r1p1/5p2/5P1P/1k1p1K2/5P2/8 w - - 4 59

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.Be2 b5
  9. 9.Qb3 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O Nxe4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Bxe4
  13. 13.Bf4 Bd5
  14. 14.Qe3 Bxb2
  15. 15.Rad1 e6
  16. 16.Ne5 Nd7
  17. 17.Nd3 Bg7
  18. 18.Nb4 Nf6
  19. 19.Bf3 Rc8
  20. 20.c6 Qa5
  21. 21.Qc5 Bxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 Rfe8
  23. 23.Bd6 Bf8
  24. 24.Bxf8 Rxf8
  25. 25.Rd6 Qa3
  26. 26.Rd3 Qb2
  27. 27.Rb3 Qe2
  28. 28.Nxa6 Qxa2
  29. 29.Ra3 Qb2
  30. 30.Qc3 Qxc3
  31. 31.Rxc3 Nd5
  32. 32.Rc5 Ra8
  33. 33.c7 Rfc8
  34. 34.Rc6 Ra7
  35. 35.Rd6 Kg7
  36. 36.Rc1 b4
  37. 37.Rd8 Raa8
  38. 38.Rxc8 Rxc8
  39. 39.Rb1 Kf6
  40. 40.Rb3 Ke7
  41. 41.Nxb4 Nxc7
  42. 42.Rc3 Kd6
  43. 43.Rd3+ Nd5
  44. 44.Kg2 Rc4
  45. 45.Nxd5 exd5
  46. 46.Ra3 d4
  47. 47.Ra8 Rc7
  48. 48.Kf1 Ke5
  49. 49.Rd8 f5
  50. 50.h4 Rc1+
  51. 51.Kg2 Rc6
  52. 52.Re8+ Re6
  53. 53.Rd8 Rd6
  54. 54.f4+ Kd5
  55. 55.Re8 Re6
  56. 56.Ra8 d3
  57. 57.Kf3 Kc4
  58. 58.Rc8+ Kb3

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