Peter Leko vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Sparkassen · 2008 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Sparkassen
Site Dortmund GER
Round 2
Date 2008.06.29
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B46)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/5p2/4p3/6p1/R4P1p/4r2P/6P1/6NK b - - 4 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.O-O Nf6
  9. 9.Qf3 Be7
  10. 10.Qg3 Nh5
  11. 11.Qf3 Nf6
  12. 12.e5 Nd7
  13. 13.Qg3 g6
  14. 14.Bh6 c5
  15. 15.Na4 c4
  16. 16.Be2 Bb7
  17. 17.b3 Bc6
  18. 18.Nb2 Rb8
  19. 19.Nd1 Nc5
  20. 20.Ne3 Ne4
  21. 21.Qh3 Ng5
  22. 22.Qg4 c3
  23. 23.a3 Bb5
  24. 24.Bxb5+ axb5
  25. 25.f3 Qb6
  26. 26.Rae1 d4
  27. 27.Nd1 d3+
  28. 28.Kh1 dxc2
  29. 29.Nf2 Bc5
  30. 30.Nd3 Be3
  31. 31.Bxg5 Bd2
  32. 32.Re2 O-O
  33. 33.Nc1 b4
  34. 34.Bxd2 cxd2
  35. 35.Rxd2 bxa3
  36. 36.Rxc2 Rfc8
  37. 37.Qe4 Rxc2
  38. 38.Qxc2 Qd4
  39. 39.Na2 Qxe5
  40. 40.b4 Rd8
  41. 41.h3 h5
  42. 42.Rb1 Qe3
  43. 43.Rd1 Rd5
  44. 44.Qb1 Qe2
  45. 45.Re1 Qd2
  46. 46.Rc1 Rd8
  47. 47.b5 Rb8
  48. 48.Rc3 h4
  49. 49.b6 Qd6
  50. 50.Rb3 Rb7
  51. 51.Nc3 Qc6
  52. 52.Rxa3 Qxb6
  53. 53.Qxb6 Rxb6
  54. 54.Ra4 g5
  55. 55.f4 Rb3
  56. 56.Ne2 Re3
  57. 57.Ng1

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