Peter Leko vs Sergey Karjakin

Corus A · 2006 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2006.01.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

6k1/3Rbrpp/8/4p1P1/qp2N2P/5P2/P1P5/1KNR4 b - - 3 29

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.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 b5
  12. 12.g5 b4
  13. 13.Ne2 Ne8
  14. 14.h4 a5
  15. 15.Kb1 a4
  16. 16.Nbc1 Nb6
  17. 17.Ng3 d5
  18. 18.Bxb6 Qxb6
  19. 19.exd5 Rd8
  20. 20.Bc4 Nc7
  21. 21.dxe6 Rxd2
  22. 22.exf7+ Kh8
  23. 23.Rxd2 Qc6
  24. 24.b3 Nb5
  25. 25.Bxb5 Qxb5
  26. 26.bxa4 Qxa4
  27. 27.Rhd1 Rxf7
  28. 28.Rd7 Kg8
  29. 29.Ne4

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