Peter Leko vs Magnus Carlsen

Rapid Match · 2008 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rapid Match
Site Miskolc HUN
Round 5
Date 2008.05.31
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B76)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/2K5/8/3k4/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O d5
  10. 10.Qe1 e5
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.exd5 cxd5
  13. 13.Bg5 Be6
  14. 14.Bc4 Qc7
  15. 15.Bxf6 dxc4
  16. 16.Bxg7 Kxg7
  17. 17.Nd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Rxd5 Rfe8
  19. 19.Qc3 Kg8
  20. 20.Qa5 Qe7
  21. 21.Re1 Qh4
  22. 22.Rdxe5 Rxe5
  23. 23.Qxe5 Rd8
  24. 24.h3 c3
  25. 25.Qxc3 Qg5+
  26. 26.f4 Qxg2
  27. 27.b3 Qf2
  28. 28.Re4 Qg2
  29. 29.Rc4 Qd5
  30. 30.Kb2 Qf5
  31. 31.a4 h5
  32. 32.Qe3 a6
  33. 33.Rc5 Qf6+
  34. 34.Qe5 Kg7
  35. 35.Qxf6+ Kxf6
  36. 36.Rc4 Kf5
  37. 37.b4 f6
  38. 38.Kc3 g5
  39. 39.fxg5 fxg5
  40. 40.Rc7 Rg8
  41. 41.Rh7 h4
  42. 42.b5 axb5
  43. 43.axb5 Kf4
  44. 44.Rd7 g4
  45. 45.hxg4 h3
  46. 46.Rh7 Kxg4
  47. 47.Kb4 Kg3
  48. 48.c4 Rg6
  49. 49.Ka5 Rg5
  50. 50.Kb4 Rg6
  51. 51.Rxh3+ Kxh3
  52. 52.c5 Rg4+
  53. 53.Ka5 Rc4
  54. 54.Kb6 Kg4
  55. 55.Kc6 Kf5
  56. 56.Kd5 Rc1
  57. 57.b6 Rd1+
  58. 58.Kc6 Ke6
  59. 59.b7 Rb1
  60. 60.Kc7 Kd5
  61. 61.c6 Rb2
  62. 62.Kd7 Rb6
  63. 63.c7 Rxb7
  64. 64.Kd8 Rxc7
  65. 65.Kxc7

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