Peter Leko vs Veselin Topalov

Frankfurt-West Masters · 1999 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Frankfurt-West Masters
Site Frankfurt
Round 7
Date 1999.06.30
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1kb4R/p1p1q3/1pQpN3/3P4/4PPr1/P7/1PP5/1K6 b - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Bg5 Bg7
  5. 5.Qd2 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 g5
  7. 7.Bg3 Nh5
  8. 8.O-O-O Nc6
  9. 9.Qe3 Bd7
  10. 10.Nge2 e6
  11. 11.h4 Qe7
  12. 12.Bh2 gxh4
  13. 13.Bg1 O-O-O
  14. 14.g4 Nf6
  15. 15.f3 Nh7
  16. 16.Bf2 e5
  17. 17.d5 Nd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 exd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Bxd4
  20. 20.Qxd4 b6
  21. 21.Nb5 Kb7
  22. 22.Qc3 Rc8
  23. 23.Nd4 Qf6
  24. 24.Qd3 Ka8
  25. 25.Bxh4 Qf4+
  26. 26.Kb1 Nf8
  27. 27.Qc3 Ng6
  28. 28.Ba6 Nxh4
  29. 29.Bxc8 Rxc8
  30. 30.Rxh4 Kb7
  31. 31.a3 Rg8
  32. 32.Ne2 Qg5
  33. 33.Rh5 Qe7
  34. 34.Rxh6 f5
  35. 35.gxf5 Bxf5
  36. 36.Nd4 Bd7
  37. 37.Ne6 Bc8
  38. 38.f4 Rg4
  39. 39.Qc6+ Kb8
  40. 40.Rh8

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