Peter Leko vs Lajos Portisch

HUN-ch+ · 1997 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event HUN-ch+
Site Budapest
Round 1
Date 1997.10.21
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/5pk1/2R5/3K4/1P1Nrp1P/2P4P/8/8 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.Bf4 e5
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nd2 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.Bc4 a6
  13. 13.Bxd5 axb5
  14. 14.Bb3 Nd4
  15. 15.O-O Nxb3
  16. 16.axb3 Rxa1
  17. 17.Qxa1 Be7
  18. 18.Qd1 O-O
  19. 19.Ne4 Qc8
  20. 20.Qe2 Rd8
  21. 21.Ng3 b4
  22. 22.f4 Bc5+
  23. 23.Kh1 exf4
  24. 24.Rxf4 Re8
  25. 25.Qd1 Qd8
  26. 26.Qg4+ Kh8
  27. 27.Rf1 Qd4
  28. 28.Qh5 Rf8
  29. 29.Rd1 Qe5
  30. 30.c3 bxc3
  31. 31.bxc3 Re8
  32. 32.Qf3 b6
  33. 33.Rf1 Re6
  34. 34.Nf5 Bf8
  35. 35.g3 Qe2
  36. 36.Qxe2 Rxe2
  37. 37.Nd4 Re3
  38. 38.Rf3 Re1+
  39. 39.Kg2 Kg7
  40. 40.Re3 Rd1
  41. 41.Kf3 Rd2
  42. 42.b4 h5
  43. 43.h3 Rh2
  44. 44.Re8 Rh1
  45. 45.Rb8 Rf1+
  46. 46.Ke4 Re1+
  47. 47.Kd5 h4
  48. 48.gxh4 Re5+
  49. 49.Kc4 f5
  50. 50.Rxb6 f4
  51. 51.Rc6 Re4
  52. 52.Kd5

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