Peter Leko vs Sergey Karjakin

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 19.6
Date 2014.11.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5k2/n3p3/5PBP/1Pp5/1r6/1K2R3 w - - 1 55

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.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Qd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.f3 h5
  10. 10.Be2 Rc8
  11. 11.a4 Be7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.a5 Qc7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Qe1 Nc5
  16. 16.Nxc5 dxc5
  17. 17.Na4 Rxd1
  18. 18.Rxd1 c4
  19. 19.Nb6 Bc5
  20. 20.Bxc5 Qxc5+
  21. 21.Qf2 Qxf2+
  22. 22.Kxf2 Rc5
  23. 23.Rd8+ Kh7
  24. 24.Ke3 h4
  25. 25.g3 h3
  26. 26.Rd1 g6
  27. 27.Ra1 Ne8
  28. 28.Kd2 Nd6
  29. 29.Kc3 Kg7
  30. 30.Rd1 Rc6
  31. 31.Kb4 f5
  32. 32.exf5 Nxf5
  33. 33.Re1 Nd4
  34. 34.Kc3 Kf6
  35. 35.Bd1 g5
  36. 36.Kb4 Rd6
  37. 37.Kc5 Rd8
  38. 38.Kb4 Nc6+
  39. 39.Kc3 Nxa5
  40. 40.Be2 Rd6
  41. 41.Na4 b5
  42. 42.Nc5 Rb6
  43. 43.Nxe6 Rxe6
  44. 44.Bf1 Rd6
  45. 45.Bxh3 Nc6
  46. 46.Bg4 Rd4
  47. 47.b4 a5
  48. 48.bxa5 b4+
  49. 49.Kb2 Nxa5
  50. 50.h4 c3+
  51. 51.Kb1 gxh4
  52. 52.gxh4 b3
  53. 53.cxb3 Rd2
  54. 54.f4 Rb2+

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