Peter Leko vs Veselin Topalov

Linares16th · 1999 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 3
Date 1999.02.23
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/5Bk1/6P1/p1n1p3/8/2P2P2/2K5/8 w - - 9 54

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.h4 b4
  12. 12.Nb1 d5
  13. 13.Bh3 g5
  14. 14.hxg5 hxg5
  15. 15.exd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Bxg5 Qa5
  17. 17.Bg2 Rxh1
  18. 18.Rxh1 Qxa2
  19. 19.Rh8 Rc8
  20. 20.Nf5 Nc5
  21. 21.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  22. 22.Bh6+ Ke8
  23. 23.Nd6+ Kd7
  24. 24.Nxc8 Kxc8
  25. 25.Qd4 Qa5
  26. 26.Bf8 Nd7
  27. 27.Bd6 Bc6
  28. 28.Bf1 Kb7
  29. 29.Nd2 Qa1+
  30. 30.Nb1 Qa5
  31. 31.Bd3 Qd8
  32. 32.Nd2 e5
  33. 33.Qc4 Qb6
  34. 34.Kb1 a5
  35. 35.Ne4 Nf4
  36. 36.Nc5+ Nxc5
  37. 37.Bxc5 Bd5
  38. 38.Bxb6 Bxc4
  39. 39.Bxc4 Kxb6
  40. 40.Bxf7 Nh3
  41. 41.c3 Ng5
  42. 42.Bd5 bxc3
  43. 43.bxc3 Kc5
  44. 44.Bb7 Kd6
  45. 45.Kb2 Ne6
  46. 46.Ka3 Nc5
  47. 47.Be4 Ke7
  48. 48.g5 Ne6
  49. 49.g6 Nc5
  50. 50.Bd5 Kf6
  51. 51.Bf7 Kg7
  52. 52.Kb2 Kf6
  53. 53.Kc2 Kg7

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