Veselin Topalov vs Peter Leko

1st FIDE GP London 2012 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Leko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 1st FIDE GP London 2012
Site London ENG
Round 5
Date 2012.09.25
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/p2Rr2p/1p3p1k/4r3/P1B3PK/1P5P/5P2/8 w - - 13 57

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.Qc2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Rd1 O-O
  11. 11.Bf4 Rc8
  12. 12.Nc3 Nh5
  13. 13.Bc1 Nhf6
  14. 14.Bb2 Qc7
  15. 15.e4 dxc4
  16. 16.Nd2 e5
  17. 17.Nxc4 exd4
  18. 18.Rxd4 Rfd8
  19. 19.Ne2 Bc5
  20. 20.h3 Bxc4
  21. 21.Qxc4 Ne5
  22. 22.Qc3 Bxd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 c5
  24. 24.Nf5 Nc6
  25. 25.Nxg7 Nd4
  26. 26.Qe3 Nxe4
  27. 27.Bxe4 Kxg7
  28. 28.Qg5+ Kh8
  29. 29.Bf5 Rb8
  30. 30.Re1 Re8
  31. 31.Rc1 Qe7
  32. 32.Qh5 f6
  33. 33.Bxd4 cxd4
  34. 34.Rc6 Rf8
  35. 35.Re6 Qg7
  36. 36.Re4 Qf7
  37. 37.Qf3 Qb7
  38. 38.Qe2 Rf7
  39. 39.Rxd4 Re7
  40. 40.Qf1 Rbe8
  41. 41.Qg2 Re1+
  42. 42.Kh2 Qxg2+
  43. 43.Kxg2 R8e7
  44. 44.a4 R1e5
  45. 45.Bd3 Kg7
  46. 46.Kf3 Rh5
  47. 47.Kg4 Rg5+
  48. 48.Kh4 Rc5
  49. 49.Bc4 Kh6
  50. 50.g4 Rce5
  51. 51.Rd8 Re8
  52. 52.Rd7 R8e7
  53. 53.Rd8 Re8
  54. 54.Rd7 R8e7
  55. 55.Rd8 Re8
  56. 56.Rd7 R8e7

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