Peter Leko vs Anish Giri

FIDE World Cup 2015 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 3.1
Date 2015.09.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

2k4r/2q1b1p1/p5p1/8/1p2b3/1P1B4/1PPQ4/2KR4 w - - 0 30

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 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 e6
  9. 9.Be3 b5
  10. 10.Qd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 h6
  12. 12.O-O-O b4
  13. 13.Nce2 Qc7
  14. 14.h4 d5
  15. 15.Bf4 e5
  16. 16.Bh2 dxe4
  17. 17.g5 hxg5
  18. 18.hxg5 Rxh2
  19. 19.Rxh2 exd4
  20. 20.Rh4 Ng4
  21. 21.Rxg4 Nc5
  22. 22.Rh4 d3
  23. 23.Nd4 Bb7
  24. 24.Rh8 O-O-O
  25. 25.g6 fxg6
  26. 26.fxe4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Nb3 Nxb3+
  28. 28.axb3 Be7
  29. 29.Bxd3 Rxh8

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