Peter Leko vs Boris Gelfand

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 10
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B93)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/1p4pp/pN1P4/2P5/P3b3/6qP/1Q6/6K1 w - - 10 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nbd7
  8. 8.a4 Be7
  9. 9.Bd3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O exf4
  11. 11.Bxf4 Qb6+
  12. 12.Kh1 Qxb2
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Nc5
  15. 15.Qe2 Nxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 Qb4
  17. 17.Bg5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Nxg5 Qh4
  19. 19.Ne4 Rd8
  20. 20.Qe3 f5
  21. 21.Nxd6 Qf6
  22. 22.Nc4 Bd7
  23. 23.Nb6 f4
  24. 24.Qb3 Rab8
  25. 25.Rae1 Bg4
  26. 26.h3 Bh5
  27. 27.c4 f3
  28. 28.c5 Re8
  29. 29.d6+ Kh8
  30. 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  31. 31.gxf3 Qh4
  32. 32.f4 Re1
  33. 33.Rxe1 Qxe1+
  34. 34.Kg2 Bg6
  35. 35.f5 Bxf5
  36. 36.Qb2 Be4+
  37. 37.Kh2 Qh1+
  38. 38.Kg3 Qf3+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qf4+
  40. 40.Kg1 Qg3+

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