Peter Leko vs Alexei Shirov

Fujitsu-Siemens Giants · 2000 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event Fujitsu-Siemens Giants
Site Frankfurt GER
Round 5
Date 2000.06.23
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p5kp/5np1/3Bq3/7P/1P1RKR2/P7/8 w - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Be7
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Bc4 Nc6
  9. 9.c3 e5
  10. 10.d5 Nb8
  11. 11.Qe2 Bf5
  12. 12.Ng3 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 Nd7
  15. 15.Ne4 Be7
  16. 16.O-O-O Bd6
  17. 17.g4 Rb8
  18. 18.g5 b5
  19. 19.Bd3 b4
  20. 20.Qf5 bxc3
  21. 21.b3 Rb4
  22. 22.h4 Rxe4
  23. 23.Qxe4 f5
  24. 24.gxf6 Nxf6
  25. 25.Qc4 e4
  26. 26.Bc2 Bf4+
  27. 27.Kb1 Bd2
  28. 28.Bxe4 Qd6
  29. 29.f3 Kh8
  30. 30.Qd3 Re8
  31. 31.Rhg1 c6
  32. 32.Rg2 cxd5
  33. 33.Bf5 g6
  34. 34.Bh3 Re3
  35. 35.Qd4 Rxf3
  36. 36.Rf2 c2+
  37. 37.Kxc2 Be3
  38. 38.Rxf3 Bxd4
  39. 39.Rxd4 Qc5+
  40. 40.Kd3 Ne4
  41. 41.Ke3 Kg7
  42. 42.Be6 Qc3+
  43. 43.Rd3 Qe5
  44. 44.Bxd5 Nf6+

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