The score is 2-2 and they are going into sudden death now!
In a dramatic match, Leko won the Armageddon blitz game with the Black pieces to advance to the final. He will now play the winner of Ivanchuk and Radjabov. Click here to replay the final game.
GM Gelfand – GM Leko [E12]
08.01.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.g3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 Nxc3 9.Rxc3 0-0 10.Bg2 d6 11.0-0 Nd7 12.d5 e5 13.e4 a5 14.Nh4 g6 15.Qd2 Qe7 16.Bh3 Nf6 17.f3 Bc8 18.Bxc8 Raxc8 19.Ng2 Nh5 20.Re3 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.f4 e4 23.Rc3 Qf6 24.Ne3 Ng7 25.Nc2 h5 26.Nd4 h4 27.Rd1 Kf7 28.Qe2 hxg3 29.Rxg3 Rh8 30.Qf2 Rh6 31.Qe3 Rch8 32.Rd2 Rg6 33.Rdg2 Rxg3 34.Rxg3 Rh4 35.Rg5 Rxf4 36.Qxf4 Qxd4+ 37.Kh1 Qxc4 38.Rg2 Qxd5 39.h4 Qe5 40.Qg5 e3 41.Re2 f4 42.Qg4 Nf5 43.Kg2 Qe4+ 44.Kh2 Qe5 45.Kh3 Nd4 46.Rg2 Qe6 47.Qxe6+ Kxe6 48.h5 f3 49.Rg8 e2 50.h6 Kf7 51.Rg7+ Kf6 52.Rg1 f2 Black wins 0-1
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I found the sudden death match rather exciting.
Congrats Leko
Gabor
The first two (regular) game appeared, as if Leko played for draws, hoping or knowing that in the blitz he would be better.
Gabor