Veselin Topalov vs Peter Leko

Dortmund · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B89)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/4KP2/5Pk1/6pp/1p5P/pP1B4/P7/8 b - - 7 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Qe2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O Bd7
  10. 10.f4 Rc8
  11. 11.e5 Ne8
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.f5 exf5
  14. 14.e6 Kh8
  15. 15.exf7 Nf6
  16. 16.Be6 Bd7
  17. 17.Bb3 f4
  18. 18.Bxf4 Bg4
  19. 19.Qe3 Bxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 a6
  21. 21.Be6 Rc5
  22. 22.g4 b5
  23. 23.h4 b4
  24. 24.Ne2 Qc7
  25. 25.g5 Rxc2+
  26. 26.Kb1 Nh5
  27. 27.Bh2 g6
  28. 28.Bb3 Rc5
  29. 29.Nf4 Re5
  30. 30.Qd4 Nxf4
  31. 31.Bxf4 Qc5
  32. 32.Bxe5+ dxe5
  33. 33.Qe4 Kg7
  34. 34.Bd5 Qd6
  35. 35.Bb3 Qc5
  36. 36.Rc1 Qd4
  37. 37.Qb7 Bd8
  38. 38.Rd1 Qb6
  39. 39.Qe4 Bc7
  40. 40.Bc4 a5
  41. 41.Rd7 a4
  42. 42.Qf3 Bd8
  43. 43.Qg3 Bc7
  44. 44.b3 a3
  45. 45.Qf3 Bd8
  46. 46.Kc2 Kh8
  47. 47.Kd3 Kg7
  48. 48.Ke2 Kh8
  49. 49.Qd5 Bc7
  50. 50.Rd8 Bxd8
  51. 51.Qxe5+ Bf6
  52. 52.Qxf6+ Qxf6
  53. 53.gxf6 h5
  54. 54.Kf3 Kh7
  55. 55.Kf4 Kh6
  56. 56.Ke5 g5
  57. 57.Ke6 Rb8
  58. 58.Bb5 Rh8
  59. 59.Ke7 Kg6
  60. 60.Bd3+

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