Veselin Topalov vs Peter Leko

Sparkassen Cat XXI · 2001 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sparkassen Cat XXI
Site Dortmund GER
Round 5
Date 2001.07.16
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

q4rk1/4bppp/rp2p3/3pP3/3BBP2/6P1/P2RP2P/1QR3K1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bf4 Rc8
  11. 11.Qd3 O-O
  12. 12.Rfd1 c5
  13. 13.Nb5 Bxb5
  14. 14.cxb5 Nh5
  15. 15.Bd2 Nhf6
  16. 16.Ne5 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Nd7
  18. 18.f4 c4
  19. 19.bxc4 Rxc4
  20. 20.Rac1 Nc5
  21. 21.Qb1 Ra4
  22. 22.Be3 a6
  23. 23.bxa6 Rxa6
  24. 24.Bd4 Qa8
  25. 25.Rd2 Ne4
  26. 26.Bxe4

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