Veselin Topalov vs Peter Leko

31st ECC Open 2015 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Leko
Result 1-0
Event 31st ECC Open 2015
Site Skopje MKD
Round 4.1
Date 2015.10.21
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2P4k/5R2/6P1/3P2P1/7p/2r1pP2/4K3 b - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.a3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bg2 Bd6
  9. 9.Nfd2 Bb7
  10. 10.Qc2 f5
  11. 11.Nc3 O-O
  12. 12.Nb5 Nc6
  13. 13.b4 Be7
  14. 14.e3 a5
  15. 15.bxa5 Rxa5
  16. 16.Rb1 Qd7
  17. 17.Qb3 Kh8
  18. 18.Nxe4 fxe4
  19. 19.Bd2 Ra6
  20. 20.O-O Na5
  21. 21.Bxa5 Rxa5
  22. 22.a4 Ba6
  23. 23.Rfc1 c6
  24. 24.Nc3 Rb8
  25. 25.Bf1 Bc8
  26. 26.Na2 h6
  27. 27.Nb4 Bb7
  28. 28.Na2 Bd8
  29. 29.Nc3 Rba8
  30. 30.Rb2 Bc7
  31. 31.Qd1 Bd8
  32. 32.Qh5 Bc8
  33. 33.Rbc2 Be7
  34. 34.Ne2 Ba3
  35. 35.Rb1 Rxa4
  36. 36.Rxb6 Bb7
  37. 37.Nf4 Rb4
  38. 38.Ng6+ Kh7
  39. 39.Ne5 Qe8
  40. 40.Qxe8 Rxe8
  41. 41.Rxb4 Bxb4
  42. 42.Rb2 c5
  43. 43.dxc5 Rxe5
  44. 44.Rxb4 Re7
  45. 45.Rb6 Rc7
  46. 46.Bb5 Bc8
  47. 47.Rc6 Rb7
  48. 48.Rxc8 Rxb5
  49. 49.c6 Rc5
  50. 50.Kg2 Rc2
  51. 51.h4 h5
  52. 52.c7 g6
  53. 53.g4 d4
  54. 54.exd4 e3
  55. 55.Kf1 e2+
  56. 56.Ke1 g5
  57. 57.hxg5 h4
  58. 58.Rf8 h3
  59. 59.Rf6

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