Peter Leko vs Viswanathan Anand

Rapid Match · 2009 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rapid Match
Site Miskolc HUN
Round 4
Date 2009.06.04
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

k7/8/8/6K1/8/4B3/2B3b1/8 w - - 1 57

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 Nbd7
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxc5
  14. 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  15. 15.Qa3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bg5 Qf8
  17. 17.Bd2 Bxe5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Rxe5
  19. 19.Rfe1 Rae8
  20. 20.Bf1 Rxe1
  21. 21.Rxe1 Rxe1
  22. 22.Bxe1 Ne6
  23. 23.Qg3 f6
  24. 24.Bc3 Qd8
  25. 25.h4 Kf7
  26. 26.Qe3 h5
  27. 27.a3 Qd5
  28. 28.Qb6 g5
  29. 29.hxg5 fxg5
  30. 30.f3 h4
  31. 31.Qe3 h3
  32. 32.gxh3 Qxf3
  33. 33.Qxf3+ Bxf3
  34. 34.Kf2 Be4
  35. 35.Ke3 Bf5
  36. 36.Be5 Kg6
  37. 37.Bg2 Nc5
  38. 38.Bd6 Nd3
  39. 39.b3 Ne1
  40. 40.Bb7 Nc2+
  41. 41.Kd2 a5
  42. 42.Bg2 b4
  43. 43.axb4 axb4
  44. 44.Bc5 Na1
  45. 45.Bd5 Bxh3
  46. 46.Bxb4 Bf5
  47. 47.Bc5 Nxb3+
  48. 48.Bxb3 Be4
  49. 49.Ke3 Kf5
  50. 50.Ba4 Bh1
  51. 51.Bc2+ Ke6
  52. 52.Kf2 Kd7
  53. 53.Kg3 Kc6
  54. 54.Be3 Kb7
  55. 55.Kg4 Ka8
  56. 56.Kxg5 Bg2

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