Peter Svidler vs Peter Leko

Tilburg Fontys · 1997 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg Fontys
Site Tilburg
Round 1
Date 1997.09.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/1B6/pp1k1p2/4pb2/4Pb2/2P5/PPK5/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.g4 h6
  7. 7.Bg2 a6
  8. 8.h3 g5
  9. 9.Be3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 Ne5
  11. 11.O-O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Nf3 Ng6
  13. 13.h4 Nxg4
  14. 14.hxg5 Bd7
  15. 15.Bd2 O-O-O
  16. 16.Nd4 Bg7
  17. 17.Qxg4 Bxd4
  18. 18.gxh6 Ne5
  19. 19.Qe2 Nc4
  20. 20.Rh3 Nxd2
  21. 21.Qxd2 Be5
  22. 22.f4 Bf6
  23. 23.Qxd6 Qxd6
  24. 24.Rxd6 Rdg8
  25. 25.Bf3 e5
  26. 26.f5 Rg1+
  27. 27.Rd1 Bg5+
  28. 28.Kb1 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Bxd1 Rxh6
  30. 30.Rxh6 Bxh6
  31. 31.Bh5 f6
  32. 32.Bf7 Kd8
  33. 33.Bd5 Kc7
  34. 34.Ne2 b6
  35. 35.c3 Kd6
  36. 36.Kc2 Bxf5
  37. 37.Bb7 Bg6
  38. 38.Ng3 Bf4
  39. 39.Nf5+ Bxf5

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