Peter Leko vs Veselin Topalov

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 3
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B93)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/q4r1k/2P3pp/4p3/2Q1N3/7P/6P1/1R5K b - - 2 58

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.f4 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.a4 O-O
  10. 10.Bf3 e5
  11. 11.fxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Kh1 h6
  13. 13.Bf4 Bd7
  14. 14.Be2 Rc8
  15. 15.Qd2 Kh7
  16. 16.Rad1 Bg4
  17. 17.Bxg4 Nfxg4
  18. 18.Nd5 Nc4
  19. 19.Qe2 Nge5
  20. 20.b3 Nb6
  21. 21.Nf3 Nxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Qc7
  23. 23.c4 Rfe8
  24. 24.Rfd1 Qb6
  25. 25.Bxe5 dxe5
  26. 26.Qd3 Re7
  27. 27.Rd6 Qc5
  28. 28.h3 Rb8
  29. 29.Qc3 Rc8
  30. 30.R6d5 Qc6
  31. 31.Qb4 Qe8
  32. 32.Qb6 f5
  33. 33.Re1 Qf7
  34. 34.exf5 Qxf5
  35. 35.Nd2 Rf8
  36. 36.Ne4 Qh5
  37. 37.Kg1 Rf4
  38. 38.Qe3 Qf5
  39. 39.b4 Qe6
  40. 40.b5 axb5
  41. 41.axb5 Ref7
  42. 42.Qd3 Qb6+
  43. 43.c5 Qa5
  44. 44.Qe2 Qb4
  45. 45.Kh2 Re7
  46. 46.Rdd1 Qa4
  47. 47.Ra1 Qd4
  48. 48.Rad1 Qb4
  49. 49.Rb1 Qd4
  50. 50.Rbc1 Rc7
  51. 51.Rc4 Qd7
  52. 52.Rb1 Bf8
  53. 53.Kh1 Rc8
  54. 54.Qc2 Rf7
  55. 55.c6 bxc6
  56. 56.Rxc6 Rxc6
  57. 57.bxc6 Qa7
  58. 58.Qc4

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