Peter Leko vs Vassily Ivanchuk

The Game

White	Peter Leko
Black	Vassily Ivanchuk
Result	1-0
Event	Linares16th
Site	Linares
Round	5
Date	1999.02.26
Opening	Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5R2/3k4/7p/3PK3/5P2/7r/8 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 e6
5. 5.Nb5 d6
6. 6.Bf4 e5
7. 7.Be3 Be7
8. 8.N1c3 Nf6
9. 9.Bg5 a6
10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
11. 11.Na3 f5
12. 12.exf5 Nd4
13. 13.Nc4 Bxf5
14. 14.Bd3 Be6
15. 15.O-O Rc8
16. 16.Ne3 d5
17. 17.Qh5 e4
18. 18.Be2 Nxe2+
19. 19.Nxe2 d4
20. 20.Nf5 Rc5
21. 21.Ng7+ Kd7
22. 22.Nxe6 Rxh5
23. 23.Nxd8 Rxd8
24. 24.Rad1 Kc7
25. 25.Rxd4 Rxd4
26. 26.Nxd4 Bf6
27. 27.c3 Ra5
28. 28.f3 Bxd4+
29. 29.cxd4 e3
30. 30.a3 Rb5
31. 31.b4 a5
32. 32.bxa5 Kd6
33. 33.Re1 Rb3
34. 34.Kf1 Rxa3
35. 35.Ke2 Rxa5
36. 36.Kxe3 Ra2
37. 37.Rb1 Rxg2
38. 38.Rxb7 Rxh2
39. 39.Rxf7 h5
40. 40.Ke4

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