Veselin Topalov vs Peter Leko

34th Olympiad · 2000 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 87 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 34th Olympiad
Site Istanbul TUR
Round 12
Date 2000.11.09
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 87
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Final Position

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

8/1PK5/2B5/1R6/5q2/2k5/8/8 w - - 13 88

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 f5
  11. 11.c3 Bg7
  12. 12.exf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.Nc2 O-O
  14. 14.Nce3 Be6
  15. 15.Bd3 f5
  16. 16.O-O Ra7
  17. 17.a4 Ne7
  18. 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Bc2 d5
  21. 21.Bb3 f4
  22. 22.Nxd5 Rd7
  23. 23.Nb4 Rxd1
  24. 24.Bxe6+ Kh8
  25. 25.Raxd1 Qe7
  26. 26.Bd5 e4
  27. 27.Rfe1 e3
  28. 28.Bf3 Be5
  29. 29.Nc6 Qf6
  30. 30.Nxe5 Qxe5
  31. 31.fxe3 fxe3
  32. 32.Rd4 Re8
  33. 33.Re4 Qb8
  34. 34.R1xe3 Rxe4
  35. 35.Bxe4 Qf4
  36. 36.Re2 Qc1+
  37. 37.Kf2 b4
  38. 38.cxb4 Qf4+
  39. 39.Bf3 Qxh2
  40. 40.Re4 Qc7
  41. 41.Ke3 Qc1+
  42. 42.Kd4 Qxb2+
  43. 43.Kc4 Qa2+
  44. 44.Kb5 Qd5+
  45. 45.Kb6 Qd8+
  46. 46.Kc6 Qa8+
  47. 47.Kc5 Qa7+
  48. 48.Kb5 Qb7+
  49. 49.Kc4 Qc6+
  50. 50.Kb3 Qb5
  51. 51.Rd4 Kg7
  52. 52.Rd5 Qb6
  53. 53.b5 Kf6
  54. 54.Kc4 Ke7
  55. 55.Rd3 Qa7
  56. 56.Kb4 Qf2
  57. 57.Rd1 h5
  58. 58.Bc6 Qb6
  59. 59.Rd7+ Ke6
  60. 60.Rh7 Kd6
  61. 61.Bf3 Qd4+
  62. 62.Ka5 h4
  63. 63.Bc6 Qf2
  64. 64.Ka6 Kc5
  65. 65.Kb7 Qf6
  66. 66.Rd7 Qh6
  67. 67.Rd5+ Kb4
  68. 68.b6 h3
  69. 69.gxh3 Qxh3
  70. 70.Ka7 Qa3+
  71. 71.Kb7 Qh3
  72. 72.Rb5+ Kc4
  73. 73.Ka6 Qa3+
  74. 74.Ra5 Qd6
  75. 75.Bd5+ Kb4
  76. 76.Rb5+ Kc3
  77. 77.Ba2 Qc6
  78. 78.Bd5 Qd6
  79. 79.Bf3 Qf6
  80. 80.Ka5 Qf8
  81. 81.b7 Qa3+
  82. 82.Kb6 Qd6+
  83. 83.Bc6 Qd4+
  84. 84.Kc7 Qf4+
  85. 85.Kd7 Qf7+
  86. 86.Kd6 Qf6+
  87. 87.Kc7 Qf4+

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