Peter Leko vs Veselin Topalov

Sparkassen Final · 2002 · Sicilian, Kan · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Peter Leko
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Sparkassen Final
Site Dortmund GER
Round 3
Date 2002.07.20
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B42)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k6/8/P7/4R2p/5Pp1/3K1p2/r7/8 w - - 4 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bc5
  6. 6.Nb3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.c4 b6
  9. 9.Nc3 Bf6
  10. 10.Qc2 Ne7
  11. 11.Be3 Qc7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Nd7
  13. 13.Qd2 Bb7
  14. 14.Be2 Be5
  15. 15.Bd4 Rd8
  16. 16.Rac1 Bxd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 Nf6
  18. 18.Na4 Nc8
  19. 19.e5 dxe5
  20. 20.Qxd8+ Qxd8
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  22. 22.c5 b5
  23. 23.c6 Ba8
  24. 24.Nac5 Kc7
  25. 25.Nxa6+ Kb6
  26. 26.Bxb5 Nd6
  27. 27.Be2 Bxc6
  28. 28.Nb4 Bd5
  29. 29.Nd2 Nf5
  30. 30.Nc4+ Bxc4
  31. 31.Rxc4 Nd4
  32. 32.Bf1 Rd8
  33. 33.Nd3 Nc6
  34. 34.a4 e4
  35. 35.Nc5 Na5
  36. 36.Rb4+ Kxc5
  37. 37.Rb5+ Kc6
  38. 38.Rxa5 Nd5
  39. 39.Rb5 Nf4
  40. 40.Rb4 f5
  41. 41.Rc4+ Kb7
  42. 42.g3 Nd3
  43. 43.a5 g5
  44. 44.Be2 Rd5
  45. 45.b4 Ne5
  46. 46.a6+ Kb8
  47. 47.Rc2 g4
  48. 48.Rc5 Nf3+
  49. 49.Kf1 Nxh2+
  50. 50.Ke1 Nf3+
  51. 51.Bxf3 exf3
  52. 52.Rc6 Re5+
  53. 53.Kd1 h5
  54. 54.b5 Rxb5
  55. 55.Rxe6 Rb2
  56. 56.Ke1 Rb1+
  57. 57.Kd2 Rf1
  58. 58.Re5 f4
  59. 59.gxf4 Rxf2+
  60. 60.Ke3 Re2+
  61. 61.Kd3 Ra2

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