Alexei Shirov vs Peter Leko

SuperGM · 2000 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 2
Date 2000.02.29
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

5r2/5P2/5K2/6R1/7p/8/7k/8 w - - 3 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.Qc2 Na6
  10. 10.a3 Bg4
  11. 11.Ne5 Bxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nac5
  13. 13.f3 Nxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 Nc5
  15. 15.Qd4 Nb3
  16. 16.Qxg4 Nxa1
  17. 17.Bh6 g6
  18. 18.Nc3 Qb6+
  19. 19.Rf2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Qf4 f5
  21. 21.cxd5 Nb3
  22. 22.e6 cxd5
  23. 23.Nxd5 Qxe6
  24. 24.Nc7 Qc6
  25. 25.Nxe8 Rxe8
  26. 26.g4 Qc5
  27. 27.Kg2 Nd4
  28. 28.b4 Qe5
  29. 29.Rd2 Qxf4
  30. 30.Bxf4 Ne6
  31. 31.Be3 a6
  32. 32.gxf5 Ng7
  33. 33.Bc5 Nxf5
  34. 34.a4 Ne3+
  35. 35.Kf2 Nc4
  36. 36.Rd7 Ne5
  37. 37.Rxb7 Nd3+
  38. 38.Kg3 Nxc5
  39. 39.bxc5 Rc8
  40. 40.Rb6 Rxc5
  41. 41.Rxa6 Kg7
  42. 42.Ra7+ Kh6
  43. 43.Rb7 Rg5+
  44. 44.Kh3 Rh5+
  45. 45.Kg2 Rh4
  46. 46.a5 Ra4
  47. 47.Rb5 g5
  48. 48.Rb6+ Kh5
  49. 49.a6 g4
  50. 50.f4 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kg1 g3
  52. 52.h3 Rc2
  53. 53.Rb7 Ra2
  54. 54.Rg7 Rxa6
  55. 55.Kg2 h6
  56. 56.Kxg3 Ra3+
  57. 57.Kg2 Ra2+
  58. 58.Kf3 Kh4
  59. 59.f5 Kxh3
  60. 60.f6 Ra1
  61. 61.Kf4 Rf1+
  62. 62.Ke5 h5
  63. 63.Rg5 h4
  64. 64.Rf5 Re1+
  65. 65.Kf4 Rf1+
  66. 66.Kg5 Rg1+
  67. 67.Kh6 Rg8
  68. 68.Rg5 Rf8
  69. 69.Kg7 Ra8
  70. 70.f7 Kh2
  71. 71.Kf6 Rf8

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