GM Mamedyarov (2752) – GM Leko (2741) [E25]
28.06.2008 / Dortmund Round 1
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.e4 Ne7 10.Be3 0–0 11.Qb3 Qc7 12.Ne2 Nd7 13.Nf4 Nxc5 14.Qc4 b6 15.Bxc5 bxc5 16.Nd3 Nc6 17.Qxc5 Ba6 18.Nb4 Bxf1 19.Nxc6 Rfc8 20.Ne7+ Kf8 21.Ng6+ Kg8 22.Ne7+ Kf8 23.Ng6+ Kg8 24.Ne7+ Game drawn ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bring in the drawish clowns!
A draw!
*yawn*
This must be the Dortmund virus. At least they invited van Wely who might lose a couple of games 😉