Peter Leko vs Boris Gelfand

Hoogovens · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 5
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B93)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

r1q2rk1/1p2b1pp/p2pp3/8/P3PB2/1Q6/1PP3PP/R4R1K w - - 4 19

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.Bc4 Qa5
  10. 10.Qe2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O exf4
  12. 12.Bxf4 Ne5
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxd5 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Qxf3 Be6
  16. 16.Bxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Qb3 Qc5+
  18. 18.Kh1 Qc8

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