V. Ivanchuk (2779) - P. Leko (2751) [E04]

Rapid Rematch/Mukachevo UKR (3) 2009


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Be7 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Ne5 14. Rfd1 c5 15. Be5 Ng4 16. e3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 O-O 18. Nc6 Qd7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. exd4 cxd4 21. Rxd4 Rab8 22. Qc3 Rfc8 23. Qd2 Qf6 Schroeder-Klovans, Muenster 1994 14... c5 15. Qa4+ Nd7 16. b4!? g5! 16... cxb4 17. Rfc1 17. Nc6 Nb6 18. Qb5










18... a6 18... Qd5!? 19. Nxd4+ (19. Nxe7+ Kxe7 20. e4! Qc4! 21. Bxg5+ f6 22. Qxc5+ Qxc5 23. bxc5 fxg5 24. cxb6 axb6) 19... Kf8 20. bxc5 gxf4 21. cxb6 Qxb5 22. Nxb5 axb6 19. Qa5 Nc4 20. Qxd8+ Bxd8 21. Rac1 gxf4 22. Rxc4 cxb4 23. Rxb4 fxg3 24. hxg3 Bf6 25. Nxd4 Rc8










26. Nf3 O-O 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Ra4 Rc6 29. Rb1 Bc3 30. Rb7 h6 31. Nh2 a5 32. Ng4 Kg7 33. Ne3 Rfc8 34. Rg4+ Kf8 35. Rh4 Kg7 36. Kg2 R6c7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rc4 Rxc4 39. Nxc4 f5 40. Kf3 h5 41. Ke3 Kf6 42. Kf3 Kg5 43. Kg2 h4 44. f4+ Kh5 45. gxh4 Kxh4 46. Kf3 Kh5 47. e3 Kg6 48. Ke2 Kf6 49. Kd3 Be1 50. Kd4 Bb4 51. a3 Be7 52. a4 Bb4 53. Ne5 Bd2 54. Nc6 Be1 55. Kd3 Kg6 56. Kc4 Bd2 57. Kd3 Be1 58. Ke2 Bc3 59. Kd1 Kf6 60. Kc2 Be1 61. Nd4 Bb4 62. Kd3 Be1 63. Nc2 Bg3 64. Na3 e5 65. fxe5+ Bxe5 66. Nc4 Bc7 67. Kd4 Ke6 68. Kc5 f4 69. exf4 Bxf4 70. Kc6 Bg3 71. Nxa5 Be1 72. Nc4 Bc3 73. Ne3 Be1 74. Nd5 Bd2 75. Nc7+ Ke7 76. Na6 Kd8 77. Kb7 Be1 78. Nc5 Bd2 79. Kb8 Be1 80. Kb7 Bd2 81. Ne6+ Kd7 82. Nd4 Be1 83. Nb3 Kd8 84. a5 Bxa5 85. Nxa5 1/2-1/2

 








 

 

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

Rapid Rematch/Mukachevo UKR (4) 2009


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 10... Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Na5 Qc8 15. Rac1 Ivanchuk-Ljubojevic, Monte Carlo (rapid) 1998 11. exd5 g6 11... b6 12. Be2 g6 13. O-O Bg7 14. a4 O-O 15. a5 b5 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Rb8 Sadvakasov-Paragua, Ledyard 2008 12. O-O-O Nb6 12... Bg7 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. Na5 O-O 15. Nc4 Ne8 16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. Bxb6 Qe7 18. Kb1 Nf6 19. c4 Rfc8 20. Bd3 Nd7 21. Be3 Rc7 22. Rhe1 Rac8 Dolzhikova-Batsiashvili, Herceg Novi 2005 13. Qa5










13... Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. h4 Kf8 16. g3 Kg7 17. Kb1 Rh8 Black has equalized comfortably... 18. c4 Re8 19. Be2 Rc8 20. Rc1 e4 ...and now he grabs the initiative. 21. f4 e3 22. Rhg1 Ne4 23. Ka1 Nd7 24. Qxd8 Rcxd8 25. Na5 Ndc5










26. Rc2 A long and difficult line to calculate, and to assess, is 26. b4 Na4 27. Nxb7 Rb8 28. Bd1 Nac3 29. Nxd6 Nxd6 30. Rxc3 e2 31. Bxe2 Rxe2 32. c5 Nb5 26... Rc8 27. b3 Rc7 28. Kb2 Rec8 29. Rcc1 Nd7 30. Bd3 Nf2 31. Be2 Nf6 32. Rge1 N6e4 33. Rg1 f5 34. Rc2 Kf6 35. Rcc1 Re7 36. Rc2 Rcc7 37. a3 Re8 38. Rg2










38... Nh1! 39. Bf3 Nhxg3 39... Nexg3 looks strong too: 40. Rc1 e2 41. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 42. Rxe2 Nxe2 43. Rxh1 Nxf4 / 40. Rg1 Nd2! 41. Rxg3 41. Rxd2 exd2 42. Rxg3 b6 43. Nc6 Re3! 44. Kc2 d1=Q+ 45. Kxd1 Rxb3 and Black is close to winning here as well. 41... Nxf3 42. Re2 Nxh4 43. b4 Re4 44. c5










44... dxc5?! 44... Rd7 is probably better - Black might well be winning then. 45. d6! Rd7 46. bxc5 This is probably a draw already. 46... Rxf4 47. Rgxe3 Re4 48. Rxe4 fxe4 49. Rxe4 Nf5 50. Rb4 Nxd6 51. cxd6 Rxd6 52. Nxb7 Rd5 53. Kc3 Rb5 54. Kd3 Rxb4 55. axb4 h4 56. Ke3 h3 57. Kf2 Ke5 58. Nc5 Kd4 59. Nxa6 Kc4 60. Kg3 Kb5 61. Nc7+ Kxb4 62. Kxh3 1/2-1/2