Peter Leko vs Vassily Ivanchuk

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 3
Date 2009.03.16
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6k/3R2pp/5q1b/p2Qp2P/Pp2P3/1B6/KPP5/8 b - - 56 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.f4 d6
  8. 8.Qf3 Be7
  9. 9.O-O-O O-O
  10. 10.Rg1 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 e5
  12. 12.fxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Qg3 Rd8
  14. 14.Be2 Rxd4
  15. 15.Rxd4 Bc5
  16. 16.Rc4 Be6
  17. 17.Rd1 Bxc4
  18. 18.Bxc4 Rd8
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Kh8
  21. 21.Rf1 f6
  22. 22.Kb1 b5
  23. 23.Qf3 b4
  24. 24.g4 Qb6
  25. 25.h4 Be3
  26. 26.g5 Bf4
  27. 27.gxf6 Qxf6
  28. 28.h5 a5
  29. 29.a4 Qg5
  30. 30.Qe2 Rf8
  31. 31.Rh1 Qe7
  32. 32.Qa6 Qc5
  33. 33.Bb3 Rd8
  34. 34.Ka2 Bg5
  35. 35.Rf1 Bf4
  36. 36.Rd1 Qf8
  37. 37.Bd5 Qc5
  38. 38.Bb3 Qf8
  39. 39.Rh1 Ra8
  40. 40.Qb6 Qd8
  41. 41.Qe6 Qe8
  42. 42.Qd5 Qd8
  43. 43.Qb5 Qe8
  44. 44.Qe2 Rd8
  45. 45.Qa6 Ra8
  46. 46.Qb7 Rb8
  47. 47.Qc7 Qd8
  48. 48.Qc4 Qd6
  49. 49.Rh3 Rd8
  50. 50.Rd3 Qf8
  51. 51.Rd5 Ra8
  52. 52.Rd7 Rd8
  53. 53.Ra7 Ra8
  54. 54.Rf7 Qd6
  55. 55.Qb5 Bh6
  56. 56.Rd7 Qf6
  57. 57.Qd5

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