Peter Leko vs Viswanathan Anand

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.5
Date 2020.07.25
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p4k1/p1p3p1/P1P1p1q1/1PNpP3/3P1Q1K/8/8 b - - 6 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Qc2 Qd7
  14. 14.Rb1 Ne7
  15. 15.Nf1 Ng6
  16. 16.Ng3 c6
  17. 17.c4 Ree8
  18. 18.Bd2 Rad8
  19. 19.Nf5 Ne7
  20. 20.Ng3 Ng6
  21. 21.Rbd1 d5
  22. 22.Bc3 Bb8
  23. 23.c5 Bc7
  24. 24.Nf5 Nf4
  25. 25.Bb2 d4
  26. 26.Bc1 Ne6
  27. 27.a5 Kh7
  28. 28.Nd2 g6
  29. 29.Ng3 h5
  30. 30.Nc4 h4
  31. 31.Nf1 Nh5
  32. 32.Nh2 Nef4
  33. 33.Kh1 Qe7
  34. 34.Rg1 Rg8
  35. 35.Rde1 g5
  36. 36.Qd1 Nf6
  37. 37.Bxf4 gxf4
  38. 38.Qf3 Rg6
  39. 39.g3 hxg3
  40. 40.fxg3 fxg3
  41. 41.Rxg3 Rdg8
  42. 42.Rxg6 fxg6
  43. 43.Rg1 Nh5
  44. 44.Rf1 Nf4
  45. 45.Qg3 Rf8
  46. 46.Rf3 Nh5
  47. 47.Qf2 Rxf3
  48. 48.Nxf3 Nf4
  49. 49.Qf1 Kg7
  50. 50.Kh2 Bb8
  51. 51.Ne1 Qg5
  52. 52.Ng2 Nxg2
  53. 53.Qxg2 Qf4+
  54. 54.Qg3 Qf1
  55. 55.h4 Bc7
  56. 56.Qg2 Qf4+
  57. 57.Kh3 Bd8
  58. 58.Qg3 Qf1+
  59. 59.Kh2 Qe2+
  60. 60.Qg2 Qh5
  61. 61.Qg3 Qe2+
  62. 62.Kh3 Qf1+
  63. 63.Kg4 Qd1+
  64. 64.Qf3 Qg1+
  65. 65.Kh3 Bxh4
  66. 66.Kxh4 Qh2+
  67. 67.Kg4 Qh5+
  68. 68.Kg3 Qg5+
  69. 69.Kh3

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