Veselin Topalov vs Peter Leko

2nd Pearl Spring · 2009 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 2nd Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 3
Date 2009.09.30
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/2Rk4/3n4/8/5K2/4N3/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nf4
  12. 12.Ne4 Na5
  13. 13.Bxf4 exf4
  14. 14.d4 Qd7
  15. 15.Ne5 Qf5
  16. 16.Qd3 Rad8
  17. 17.Nc5 Qxd3
  18. 18.Nexd3 Bxc5
  19. 19.dxc5 f3
  20. 20.gxf3 Bxf3
  21. 21.Re7 Rc8
  22. 22.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  23. 23.Rxf7 Kxf7
  24. 24.Ne5+ Kf6
  25. 25.Nxf3 Rd8
  26. 26.Kg2 Nc6
  27. 27.a3 a5
  28. 28.Rb1 a4
  29. 29.b4 axb3
  30. 30.Rxb3 Rb8
  31. 31.Rd3 b4
  32. 32.axb4 Nxb4
  33. 33.Rd7 Na6
  34. 34.Nd2 Nxc5
  35. 35.Rxc7 Ne6
  36. 36.Rc4 Rd8
  37. 37.Nf3 g5
  38. 38.h4 h6
  39. 39.Kg3 Kf5
  40. 40.Ra4 Rd5
  41. 41.hxg5 hxg5
  42. 42.c4 Nc5
  43. 43.Ra8 Ne4+
  44. 44.Kg2 Rd3
  45. 45.Rf8+ Nf6
  46. 46.c5 g4
  47. 47.Ng1 Rd2
  48. 48.c6 Rc2
  49. 49.Ne2 Rc4
  50. 50.Ra8 Ke5
  51. 51.Ra6 Nd5
  52. 52.Kg3 Kd6
  53. 53.f3 gxf3
  54. 54.Kxf3 Rxc6
  55. 55.Rxc6+

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