Peter Leko vs Boris Gelfand

Dortmund · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 81 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 8
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 81
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2b5/2P5/8/5p2/7B/4K3/8/4qk2 w - - 0 82

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.h3 Qc7
  10. 10.Qe2 b5
  11. 11.Nxc6 Qxc6
  12. 12.Bg2 Bb7
  13. 13.Bd4 Be7
  14. 14.a3 Rc8
  15. 15.O-O-O Qc4
  16. 16.Qd2 b4
  17. 17.axb4 Qxb4
  18. 18.Kb1 a5
  19. 19.Rhe1 O-O
  20. 20.Na2 Qxd2
  21. 21.Rxd2 Nd7
  22. 22.Nc3 Bc6
  23. 23.Bf1 Rb8
  24. 24.Bc4 Rb4
  25. 25.b3 Rfb8
  26. 26.Ka2 Rxc4
  27. 27.bxc4 Rb4
  28. 28.e5 dxe5
  29. 29.fxe5 Rxc4
  30. 30.Nd1 Bd5
  31. 31.Kb1 Rb4+
  32. 32.Nb2 Nc5
  33. 33.Ka1 Ne4
  34. 34.Rd3 Ng5
  35. 35.Bc3 Rb8
  36. 36.Ree3 a4
  37. 37.Bd4 a3
  38. 38.Na4 Ne4
  39. 39.Nb6 Bc6
  40. 40.Ka2 Bg5
  41. 41.Rxa3 Bxe3
  42. 42.Rxe3 Rd8
  43. 43.c3 Kh7
  44. 44.Kb3 f5
  45. 45.exf6 gxf6
  46. 46.Nc4 Bd5
  47. 47.Kb4 e5
  48. 48.Ba7 Rd7
  49. 49.Bb6 Rb7
  50. 50.Ka5 Rb8
  51. 51.Nb2 Ra8+
  52. 52.Kb4 Ra2
  53. 53.Re2 Ra6
  54. 54.Be3 Ra8
  55. 55.c4 Bc6
  56. 56.Bb6 Ra1
  57. 57.Be3 Kg6
  58. 58.Nd3 h5
  59. 59.Re1 Rxe1
  60. 60.Nxe1 hxg4
  61. 61.hxg4 Bd7
  62. 62.Nd3 Bxg4
  63. 63.c5 Bd7
  64. 64.Kc4 Be6+
  65. 65.Kb5 Nc3+
  66. 66.Kc6 Nd5
  67. 67.Kd6 Kf5
  68. 68.Bd2 e4
  69. 69.Nb4 e3
  70. 70.Be1 Nxb4
  71. 71.Bxb4 Bc4
  72. 72.Bc3 Kg5
  73. 73.c6 f5
  74. 74.Ke5 Ba6
  75. 75.Bd4 e2
  76. 76.Bc3 Kg4
  77. 77.Be1 Bc8
  78. 78.Kd4 Kf3
  79. 79.c7 Kg2
  80. 80.Ke3 Kf1
  81. 81.Bh4 e1=Q+

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