Chess game: Leko x Khalifman

[Event "Olympiad-34"] [Site "Istanbul"] [Date "2000.10.30"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Khalifman, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2667"] [Annotator "Psakhis / Leitão"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2000.10.28"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "TUR"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2001"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Hungary"] [BlackTeam "Russia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] {Black to play in the diagram position.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Qg4 Ne7 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ng6 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. O-O Nxc5 $1 (11... Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. Qa4+ Ke7 16. Qb4 Rab8 17. f4 $16 {Leko,P-Khalifman,A/ Linares 2000/CBM 75/1/2-1/2 (38)}) 12. a4 $146 (12. Be3 {but after} Bd7 $1 ( 12... O-O 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Ng5 Qxc3 15. Rae1 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Qh5 h6 18. Bxg6 Rxg6 19. Qxg6 hxg5 20. Qe8+ {1-0 King,D-Schmidt,B/BL 1988 (20)}) 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. h4 Qxc3 15. Qg3 O-O-O 16. Rab1 f6 17. Rfe1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 fxe5 19. Qxg7 Rdg8 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Kc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Vaganian,R/Istanbul olm 2000/ (22)}) 12... O-O (12... Nxd3 $2 13. cxd3 Qxc3 14. Ba3 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 13. Ba3 b6 14. Rfe1 f5 $1 15. exf6 Nxd3 $5 (15... Rxf6 16. Bxc5 $14) 16. cxd3 Rxf6 17. Qg3 $5 Qxg3 (17... Qxc3 $5 18. Bd6 (18. Qd6 Ba6 $1 19. Rac1 Qxd3 20. Rxe6 (20. Rc7 Nf4 $1 {[%cal Gf6g6]}) 20... Rf7 21. Ng5 $140 Rxf2 $1 22. Kxf2 Qd4+ 23. Ke1 Qg1+ 24. Kd2 Qxg2+) 18... Qxd3 19. Rac1 Qb3 20. Rc7 $44) 18. hxg3 Bd7 19. Bd6 $14 {[%cal Gd6e5]} Rc8 20. Be5 Nxe5 (20... Rxf3 21. gxf3 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Rxc3 23. f4 g6 (23... Rxd3 24. Rc1 $1) 24. Re2 $5 Rxd3 25. Rc1 $36 { [%cal Rc1c7]}) (20... Rff8 21. Bd4 $1 {[%cal Ga4a5]}) 21. Nxe5 {[%csl Ge5]} Be8 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gc8c5,Gc5a5]} 22. Ra3 Rc5 23. f3 Ra5 24. Rea1 Kf8 25. Kf2 { [%cal Yf2b3]} Ke7 26. d4 Bd7 27. Ke3 Rf8 28. Kd2 Rb8 29. R3a2 Be8 30. Nd3 Rc8 31. Ne5 Kd6 32. Kc2 Kc7 33. Kb3 Kb7 34. g4 h6 35. f4 Rc7 36. Kb4 Ka6 37. Ra3 $6 (37. f5 $5) 37... Rb7 $1 {[%cal Rb6b5]} 38. Kb3 (38. c4 Rc7) 38... Rc7 (38... b5 $5 {but after} 39. Nd3 (39. axb5+ Rbxb5+ 40. Kc2 Rxa3 41. Rxa3+ Ra5 $11) 39... bxa4+ 40. Kc2 Kb6 (40... Bg6 41. f5 $1) 41. Rb1+ Rb5 42. Re1 $36) 39. R3a2 Kb7 40. Kb4 Ka6 41. f5 exf5 42. gxf5 h5 43. Rf1 Rb7 $5 44. Nd3 $1 (44. f6 $2 b5 $1 $15) 44... Rc7 45. Ne5 Rb7 46. Nd3 Rc7 47. Kb3 Kb7 48. Re1 Bc6 (48... Bd7 49. Re5) 49. Re6 Bd7 50. Re5 Bc6 51. Nf4 h4 52. Ne6 Rd7 53. Re3 Kc8 54. g4 (54. Rh3 Rf7 55. Rxh4 Rxf5 56. Nxg7 Rf1 57. Rh8+ Kd7 58. Rh7 Rf7 59. Nh5 $1) ( 54. g3 $5 Rf7 55. gxh4 Rxf5 56. Nxg7 Rf1 $14) 54... Re7 $1 {[%cal Gc6d7]} ( 54... hxg3 55. Rxg3 {[%csl Rg7]}) 55. Rh3 Bd7 56. Nf8 {[#]} (56. Rxh4 Bxe6 57. Re2 Kd7 58. Rxe6 Rxe6 59. fxe6+ Kxe6 60. Kb4 (60. Rh5 b5) 60... g6 $1 {[%cal Ge6f6]}) 56... Re4 $2 (56... Bb5 $3 {[%cal Rb5c4] levaria ao empate.} 57. axb5 (57. Ra1 Bc4+ 58. Ka3 Bb5 $11) 57... Rxb5+ 58. Ka4 Ra5+ 59. Kb3 Rb5+ 60. Ka4 $11) 57. Nxd7 Kxd7 58. Rxh4 Ke7 (58... Kd6 59. Rh7 Rxg4 60. Rf2 $3 {[%csl Rd6] [%cal Rf5f6]}) 59. Rg2 (59. Kb4 Rc5 $1 $14) 59... b5 60. Rh7 $1 (60. Kb4 Rxa4+ 61. Kxb5 Rc4 $16) 60... Kf8 (60... Kf6 61. g5+ Kxf5 62. Rxg7 bxa4+ 63. Kb4 Ra6 64. g6 $18) 61. g5 bxa4+ (61... Kg8 62. g6 bxa4+ 63. Ka3 $1 (63. Kb4 Ra6 64. Rgh2 Kf8 65. Rh8+ Ke7 66. Rg8 Kf6 67. Rf8+ Kg5 68. Rg2+ $1 Rg4 69. Rxg4+ Kxg4 70. f6 a3 71. fxg7 a2 72. Rf1 Rxg6 73. Kc5 Rxg7 74. Kxd5 $18) 63... Ra6 64. Rgh2 Kf8 65. Rh8+ Ke7 66. Rg8 Kf6 67. Rf8+ Kg5 68. Rg2+ $18) 62. Kb4 Ra6 63. f6 a3 (63... gxf6 $2 64. g6 $1) 64. Rxg7 Ree6 $1 (64... a2 65. Rh2 $1 Ra4+ 66. Kc5 Ra5+ 67. Kd6 Ra6+ 68. Kd7 $18) 65. Rb7 $1 $18 (65. Rh2 $4 Reb6+ 66. Kc5 Ra5#) 65... a2 (65... Re1 66. Kc5 (66. Rh2 $2 Rb1+) 66... Ra5+ 67. Kd6 Ra6+ 68. Kxd5 Ra5+ 69. Kd6 Ra6+ 70. Kc5 Ra5+ 71. Rb5 $18) 66. g6 Ra4+ (66... Reb6+ 67. Rxb6 Rxb6+ 68. Kc5 Rxf6 69. Rxa2 $18) 67. Kb3 (67. Kb3 Ra3+ 68. Kc2 $1 Rxc3+ 69. Kb2 $1) 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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