Peter Leko vs Sergey Karjakin

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 10
Date 2009.03.25
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/6P1/5K2/8/1k6/pbN5/8 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 g6
  10. 10.O-O Bg7
  11. 11.Rc1 Qe7
  12. 12.e4 O-O
  13. 13.e5 c5
  14. 14.Re1 cxd4
  15. 15.Qxd4 Nb6
  16. 16.Bf1 Bd7
  17. 17.Bb5 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qe4 a6
  19. 19.Bxd7 Rxd7
  20. 20.Na4 Nd5
  21. 21.Nc5 Rc7
  22. 22.Nd3 Rac8
  23. 23.g3 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Rxc1+
  25. 25.Nxc1 Qc7
  26. 26.Nd3 Qc2
  27. 27.Kg2 h5
  28. 28.Nfe1 Qc6
  29. 29.Kg1 Bh6
  30. 30.a3 b5
  31. 31.f4 Bf8
  32. 32.Kf2 a5
  33. 33.Kf3 a4
  34. 34.h3 Qc4
  35. 35.g4 hxg4+
  36. 36.hxg4 Qb3
  37. 37.f5 Qd1+
  38. 38.Kg3 Kh7
  39. 39.fxg6+ fxg6
  40. 40.Qf3 Qxf3+
  41. 41.Nxf3 Kg8
  42. 42.Nd4 b4
  43. 43.axb4 Nxb4
  44. 44.Nxb4 Bxb4
  45. 45.Nxe6 Kf7
  46. 46.Nf4 Bc3
  47. 47.e6+ Ke8
  48. 48.Nd5 Bxb2
  49. 49.Kf4 a3
  50. 50.Nb4 Ke7
  51. 51.Kg5 Kxe6
  52. 52.Kxg6 Kd6
  53. 53.Kf5 Kc5
  54. 54.Nc2 a2
  55. 55.g5 Kc4
  56. 56.g6 Kb3

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