Peter Leko vs Peter Svidler

Corus A · 2005 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3
Date 2005.01.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P6/6Bk/K6P/P5p1/8/4Rb2/1r6 b - - 2 57

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.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 Qc7
  12. 12.Kb1 b5
  13. 13.g5 Nh5
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Nb6
  16. 16.Rg1 Rab8
  17. 17.Rg4 g6
  18. 18.h4 Ng7
  19. 19.Bxb6 Qxb6
  20. 20.Na5 Rfc8
  21. 21.Nc6 Rxc6
  22. 22.dxc6 Nf5
  23. 23.Re4 Qxc6
  24. 24.Bg2 Rd8
  25. 25.f4 Qc5
  26. 26.Qe1 Rc8
  27. 27.c3 b4
  28. 28.Rxb4 Ne3
  29. 29.Rd2 a5
  30. 30.Re4 Nc4
  31. 31.Rxc4 Qxc4
  32. 32.fxe5 Qe6
  33. 33.Re2 d5
  34. 34.Qf1 Qa6
  35. 35.Rd2 Qc4
  36. 36.Rd4 Qxf1+
  37. 37.Bxf1 Rd8
  38. 38.b4 axb4
  39. 39.cxb4 Bf8
  40. 40.Bg2 Re8
  41. 41.Bxd5 Rxe5
  42. 42.a4 Kg7
  43. 43.Bb3 h6
  44. 44.gxh6+ Kxh6
  45. 45.Bxf7 g5
  46. 46.h5 Re7
  47. 47.Bg6 Ra7
  48. 48.b5 Bc5
  49. 49.Rc4 Bf2
  50. 50.Kc2 Re7
  51. 51.Kb3 Re5
  52. 52.Re4 Rc5
  53. 53.Kb4 Rc1
  54. 54.Ka5 Rg1
  55. 55.b6 g4
  56. 56.b7 Rb1
  57. 57.Re2

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