Peter Leko vs Peter Svidler (2005) Peter-Peter, Pumpkin Eater

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Peter Leko vs Peter Svidler
"Peter-Peter, Pumpkin Eater" (game of the day Oct-31-2022)
Corus Group A (2005), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 3, Jan-17
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) · 1-0

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Given 26 times; par: 89 [what's this?]

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Jan-17-05		chessgames.com: OK, Leko wins this round. Next round is tomorrow morning at 7:30 am EST, hope to see everybody here again.

Jan-17-05		Knight13: Yay! Leko won! Hoooray!

Jan-17-05		artemis: Stevens That is the dancing rook.

Jan-17-05		Stevens: the dancing rook!!! yay!! leko wins!!!

Jan-17-05		Knight13: What an interesting game!

Jan-17-05		Stevens: thanks everyone! enjoyed that! better do some work i guess...

Jan-17-05		Mating Net: <dac1990> Yes, I would be very interested to see the analysis of this game. I think Black put up a helluva fight. Very exciting.

Jan-17-05		Stevens: couldn't agree more - it was nice to see a game played through to the end (almost). who are <chessgames> following tomorrow?

Jan-17-05		JohnBoy: <artemis> - just for fun, here's another version of the B + rook P saga. W: Kg1, Ph2, B: Kd3, Bd5, Ph3 & g2. Black cannot force the white king out. I steered for this in a pawn down ending against James Thinnsen, a California master with several games posted here. Got him pretty upset! I loved it.

Jan-17-05		Milo: why not 43...f6?

Jan-17-05		morostyle: what a game ! the sicilian defence najdorf smashed by Leko !

Jan-17-05		dac1990: (506445) Leko,Peter - Svidler,Peter [B90] Corus Chess Tournament Wijk aan Zee (3), 17.01.2005 [Fritz 8 (30s)] B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Qd2 0–0 10.0–0–0 Nbd7 11.g4 Qc7 12.Kb1 b5 13.g5 Nh5 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nb6 16.Rg1 Rab8 17.Rg4 last book move 17...g6 18.h4 [18.Na5 Rbc8²] 18...Ng7 [18...f5 19.Rb4=] 19.Bxb6 [19.Na5 Nxd5 Clearance to allow c7-a5 20.Qxd5 Qxa5²] 19...Qxb6 20.Na5 Rfc8 [¹20...Rbe8!?= is worthy of consideration] 21.Nc6 Rxc6 22.dxc6 Nf5 [22...Qxc6 23.f4±] 23.Re4 Qxc6 24.Bg2 Rd8 25.f4 Qc5 26.Qe1 Rc8 27.c3 b4 28.Rxb4 Ne3 29.Rd2 a5 30.Re4 Nc4 31.Rxc4 Qxc4 32.fxe5 Qe6 33.Re2 d5 34.Qf1 Qa6 35.Rd2 Qc4 [35...Qxf1+ 36.Bxf1 h6 37.gxh6 ] 36.Rd4 [Weaker is 36.Rxd5 Qxh4 37.Rxa5 Qxg5±] 36...Qxf1+ 37.Bxf1 Rd8 38.b4 [38.Ra4 d4 39.Rxd4 h6 40.gxh6 Rxd4 41.cxd4 Bxh4 ] 38...axb4 39.cxb4 Bf8 40.Bg2 Re8 41.Bxd5 Rxe5 42.a4 [42.Bc6 h6 ] 42...Kg7? [¹42...Bxb4 43.Bxf7+! Demolition of pawn structure 43...Kxf7 44.Rxb4 Ke6 ] 43.Bb3 h6 44.gxh6+ [44.Rf4 makes it even easier for White 44...Re1+ 45.Kc2 Re7 46.gxh6+ Kxh6 ] 44...Kxh6 45.Bxf7 g5 [45...Rf5 46.Be8 ] 46.h5 Re7 47.Bg6 Ra7 48.b5 Bc5 49.Rc4 Bf2 50.Kc2 Re7 [50...Kg7 doesn't change anything anymore 51.Kb3 ] 51.Kb3 [51.a5 might be the shorter path 51...Re5 52.Rc6 g4 ] 51...Re5 [51...Re3+ hoping against hope 52.Kb4 Be1+ 53.Kc5 Ba5 ] 52.Re4 Rc5 53.Kb4 Rc1 54.Ka5 Rg1 [54...Rc8 doesn't improve anything 55.b6 Rb8 56.Re6 ] 55.b6 g4 56.b7 Rb1 57.Re2 [57.Re2 Rxb7 58.Rxf2 ; 57.Re6 and White can already relax 57...Rxb7 58.Be4+ Kxh5 59.Bxb7 Kg5 ] 1–0

Jan-17-05		Abaduba: This is some measure of revenge for Leko, since Svidler was Krammnik's second in the WC match. The real satisfaction would be beating Vlad himself, of course. And considering how well Leko's doing and how poorly Kramnik is, that's probably likely to happen.

Jan-17-05		morostyle: yes Abaduba cant wait that leko kramnik game ! the board WILL be on fire for sure !

Jan-17-05		Mating Net: Thanks <dac1990> I had a feeling 42...Kg7 was bad. The suggested line leaves white with only one passed pawn instead of 2 connected passers. White still wins the R+P endgame, but I would rather try and draw against a rook pawn passer instead of 2 connected passers.

Jan-18-05		offramp: <dac1990: [45...Rf5 46.Be8 ]> 45...Rf5 that does look like a good move! After the bishop moves black can play Rf4, and doesn't that get the rooks off? Not a draw, but it seems like a good attempt.

Jan-18-05		offramp: <morostyle: yes Abaduba cant wait that leko kramnik game ! the board WILL be on fire for sure !> I am not sure if you are kidding... But Botvinnik and Bronstein drew their 1951 WCh match and their next tournament game was seen as the tie-breaker. Botvinnik won, but I can't find the game just yet. So will people also look on Leko v Kramnik at Corus as the tie-breaker, albeit totally unofficial?

Jan-18-05		offramp: This might be it: Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1952.

Jan-18-05		patzer2: I'm adding the pretty finishing move 57. Re2! to my endgame tactics collection. After 57. Re2! Bb6+ (57... Be1+ 58. Rxe1! is a winning deflection) 58. Kh6 , this little discovered attack becomes a decisive double attack, which either wins the Rook or allows the Pawn to Queen.

Jan-18-05		christ: peter kolek is ok for a domino game against domino players but not surely in chess

Jan-18-05		patzer2: Leko's combination to win a pawn with 31. Rxc4! proves to be decisive.

Jan-23-05		InfinityCircuit: I actually think that 57. Re6! is better than Re2. I plugged it into Fritz and it gave a superior evaluation.

Jan-23-05		ughaibu: Plug it into Nemeth.

Jan-23-05		ajit: good one Ughaibu!

Jan-25-05		Where is my mind: considering...20...Rbe8!?21.Nc6 Nh5 22.Rb4 Bd8 23. c4 f6 an easier line,57.Re6 Rxb7 58.Be4+ Kxh5 59.Bxb7 Kg5

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