Peter Leko vs Vladimir Kramnik

RWE Gas Match · 2001 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RWE Gas Match
Site Budapest HUN
Round 2
Date 2001.01.02
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/4R3/5K2/8/3kp3/8 w - - 4 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Bd7
  10. 10.b3 Kc8
  11. 11.Bb2 Be7
  12. 12.Rfe1 a5
  13. 13.h3 h5
  14. 14.Ne4 a4
  15. 15.Neg5 Be6
  16. 16.Nxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Re4 axb3
  18. 18.axb3 Rxa1+
  19. 19.Bxa1 Rd8
  20. 20.Kf1 Rd1+
  21. 21.Re1 Rd5
  22. 22.Ke2 Ra5
  23. 23.Kd3 Bc5
  24. 24.Bc3 Ra2
  25. 25.Rf1 Kd7
  26. 26.Ng5 Be7
  27. 27.Ne4 Nh4
  28. 28.g3 Nf3
  29. 29.Rd1 Ke8
  30. 30.Ke3 Ng5
  31. 31.Nxg5 Bxg5+
  32. 32.Kd3 Ra8
  33. 33.Ke4 Ra2
  34. 34.Kd3 Ra8
  35. 35.Rf1 Be7
  36. 36.f4 g6
  37. 37.Ke4 Ra2
  38. 38.Rf2 b5
  39. 39.g4 hxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 c5
  41. 41.Kd3 Kf7
  42. 42.Rh2 Kg8
  43. 43.Rh1 Ra8
  44. 44.f5 gxf5
  45. 45.gxf5 b4
  46. 46.Bb2 Ra2
  47. 47.Ba1 c4+
  48. 48.bxc4 Ra3+
  49. 49.Ke4 Ra2
  50. 50.f6 Bc5
  51. 51.Bd4 Bxd4
  52. 52.Kxd4 Rxc2
  53. 53.Rb1 Rh2
  54. 54.Rxb4 Rh4+
  55. 55.Kc5 Re4
  56. 56.Kc6 Kf7
  57. 57.Kxc7 Rxe5
  58. 58.Rb5 Re1
  59. 59.c5 Kxf6
  60. 60.c6 Rc1
  61. 61.Kb7 Ke7
  62. 62.Rb2 e5
  63. 63.c7 Kd6
  64. 64.c8=Q Rxc8
  65. 65.Kxc8 Kd5
  66. 66.Kd7 e4
  67. 67.Rb5+ Kd4
  68. 68.Ke6 e3
  69. 69.Kf5 e2
  70. 70.Re5 Kd3
  71. 71.Kf4 Kd2

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