Peter Leko vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Rapid Match g/10+10 · 2007 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rapid Match g/10+10
Site Mukachevo UKR
Round 5
Date 2007.10.27
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B36)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/1p1knp2/4p1p1/1BPbP2p/5P2/3K2P1/3B3P/8 b - - 13 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 g6
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.Be2 Nxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Bg7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Qd2 Qa5
  11. 11.O-O Be6
  12. 12.Rab1 Rfc8
  13. 13.b3 a6
  14. 14.Rfc1 Rab8
  15. 15.b4 Qd8
  16. 16.c5 a5
  17. 17.a3 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 dxc5
  19. 19.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  20. 20.bxc5 Kf8
  21. 21.f3 Ne8
  22. 22.Nb5 Ra8
  23. 23.Rd1 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Rxd1 Ra2
  25. 25.Bf1 Ra1
  26. 26.Rxa1 Bxa1
  27. 27.Kf2 Bd7
  28. 28.Bc4 Be5
  29. 29.f4 Bb2
  30. 30.e5 Ng7
  31. 31.Nd4 Bxd4
  32. 32.Bxd4 h5
  33. 33.Ke2 Ne6
  34. 34.Be3 Nc7
  35. 35.Kd2 Bb5
  36. 36.Bb3 Bc6
  37. 37.g3 Nd5
  38. 38.Bf2 Ke8
  39. 39.Kd3 Nc7
  40. 40.Be1 Bd5
  41. 41.Ba4+ Bc6
  42. 42.Bd1 e6
  43. 43.Ba5 Nd5
  44. 44.Bb3 Kd7
  45. 45.Bd2 Ne7
  46. 46.Bc4 Bd5
  47. 47.Bb5+ Bc6
  48. 48.Bc4 Bd5
  49. 49.Bb5+

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