V. Ivanchuk (2779) - P. Leko (2751) [E00]

Rapid Rematch/Mukachevo UKR (1) 2009


1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. a3 Bd6 7... Be7 8. Qa4 O-O 9. Qxc4 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Qa4 c6 12. b4 Nc4 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. O-O bxc6 1-0, Carlsen-Topalov, Bilbao (blindfold) 2007 7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Bd7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nd2 Na5 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Bb4 Bc6 13. f3 Nd5 14. Bxa5 Ne3 15. Qc1 Nxg2+ 16. Kf2 Ne3 17. Kxe3 Qg5+ 18. Kf2 Qxa5 19. Nxc4 Qa6 20. Ne5 f6 1/2-1/2 Pomar Salamanca-Bisguier, Stockholm IZT 1962 8. Qa4 O-O 9. Qxc4 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. O-O h6 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Bc5 Bxc5 15. Qxc5 Qd6 16. Qxd6 cxd6 17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Nc4 Ng6 19. Rfc1 Ne8 20. Nb5 Kf8 21. e4 f5 22. Rc3 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Ne7 24. Rac1 Bh3 25. Na5 Rd7 26. f3 b6 27. Nc4 Rb8 28. Ne3 Rbb7 29. a4 a6 30. Na3 Nf6 31. Nac4 b5 32. axb5










32... Rxb5?! Black doesn not have to lose a pawn, because after 32... axb5 33. Na5 Ra7 34. Nc6 he has the tricky 34... Nxe4! 35. fxe4 Ra4 with counterplay. 33. Ra1 Rd8 34. Rxa6 Nexd5 35. Nxd5 Nxd5 36. Rd3 Nf6 37. Rdxd6 Rxd6 38. Rxd6 Ke7 38... Nxe4 39. fxe4 Rb4 40. Nxe5 Rxb2 41. Ng6+ Kf7 42. Nf4 39. Rb6 Rc5 40. Rb7+ Kf8 41. Bd3 Rd5 42. Be2 e4 43. f4 Bg4 44. Kf1 Bxe2+ 45. Kxe2 Rh5 46. h4 g5 47. fxg5 hxg5










48. Rb5?! White missed a win with 48. Nd6! Kg8 (48... Nd5 49. Rf7+ Kg8 50. Rf5) (48... gxh4 49. Rf7+ Kg8 50. Rxf6 hxg3 51. b3!) 49. Rb8+ Kg7 50. Rb5 Kg6 51. Rxg5+ Rxg5 52. hxg5 Kxg5 53. Ke3 Kg4 54. Nxe4 48... gxh4 49. Rxh5 Nxh5 50. gxh4 Nf4+ 51. Kf2










51... e3+! 52. Kxe3 Ng2+ 53. Ke4 Nxh4= 54. b4 Ke7 55. b5 Kd7 56. Kd5 Ng6 57. b6 Ne7+ 58. Kc5 Nc6 59. Nd6 Nd8 60. Kd5 Nc6 61. Ne4 Nd8 62. Kc5 Kc8 63. Kb5 Kb8 64. Nc5 Nb7 65. Nd7+ Kc8 66. Ka6 Nd6 67. Ne5 Kb8 68. Nc6+ Ka8 69. Ne5 Kb8 70. Nd7+ Kc8 71. Nf6 Kb8 72. Nd7+ Kc8 73. Ne5 Kb8 74. Nd3 Ka8 75. Nb2 Kb8 76. Na4 Ka8 77. Nc5 Kb8 78. b7 Nxb7 79. Nxb7 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

P. Leko (2751) - V. Ivanchuk (2779) [B90]

Rapid Rematch/Mukachevo UKR (2) 2009


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. a5 Nc6 11. Bb6 Qb8 11... Qd7 12. Nd2 Nb4 13. Nc4 d5 14. exd5 (14. Nxe5 Qd6 15. f4 d4 16. Na4 Nxe4 17. O-O Bf5 18. g4 Be6 19. Bd3 f5 20. Qe2 Bd5 21. gxf5 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Nf6 23. Rac1 Rac8 1/2-1/2 N.Kosintseva-Khairullin, Moscow 2007) 14... Nfxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bf3 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Nxb6 18. Nxb6 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rb8 20. Rd5 1-0 Zhang Zhong-Sakaev, Moscow 2004 12. Nd5 Nxe4 13. Bc7 Qa7 14. Bb6 Qb8 15. Bc7 Qa7 16. Bb6 1/2-1/2