Nigel Short vs Peter Leko

Corus · 2000 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2000.01.16
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B26)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/7p/4kpp1/1n3p2/1Pp2P2/2P3P1/3KN2P/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 e6
  7. 7.Be3 Nd4
  8. 8.O-O Ne7
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.Rae1 Rb8
  11. 11.Nd1 b6
  12. 12.Nc1 d5
  13. 13.c3 Ndc6
  14. 14.Bh6 dxe4
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Bxe4 Bb7
  17. 17.Ne3 Qc7
  18. 18.f4 Rbd8
  19. 19.Qf2 Nf5
  20. 20.Nxf5+ exf5
  21. 21.Bf3 Ne7
  22. 22.Qe2 Rd7
  23. 23.Qe5+ Qxe5
  24. 24.Rxe5 f6
  25. 25.Re3 Bxf3
  26. 26.Rfxf3 Kf7
  27. 27.a3 Rfd8
  28. 28.Kf1 Nd5
  29. 29.Re2 Nc7
  30. 30.Ke1 c4
  31. 31.Kd2 Ne6
  32. 32.Kc2 b5
  33. 33.b4 a5
  34. 34.dxc4 bxc4
  35. 35.Rff2 axb4
  36. 36.axb4 Nc7
  37. 37.Rd2 Nb5
  38. 38.Rxd7+ Rxd7
  39. 39.Rd2 Rxd2+
  40. 40.Kxd2 Ke6
  41. 41.Ne2

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