GM Ivanchuk (2779) – GM Leko (2751) [E04]Chess Match, 04.01.2009 – Game 3 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Na3 cxd4 9.Naxc4 Be7 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Bf4 Qd8 13.Bxc6+ bxc6...
Ivanchuk – Leko report by GM Golubev
Ivanchuk vs. Leko Report by GM Mikhail Golubevfor ChessToday.net The Ivanchuk versus Leko match was started nicely on the 2nd of January in the Mukachevo cultural centre, where all 6 games are to be played from the 3rd to...
Leko vs Ivanchuk match
A small town in the west of Ukraine became a traditional place for the match that has not had any analogues in Ukraine before. And that is not only due to its good geographic position though it is almost...
Ivanchuk vs. Leko
The following was published by GM Golubev for ChessToday.net. Ivanchuk vs. Lekoby GM Mikhail Golubev The Ivanchuk vs. Leko match will take place in Mukachevo, Ukraine on 3-5 January. Six rapid chess games will be played. The main organiser...
Bacrot 1-0 Leko in Elista
GM Bacrot (2705) – GM Leko (2747) [B19]17.12.2008, Elista Grand Prix 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Bb4 13.c3 Be7 14.c4 Qc7...
Radjabov, Leko, Eljanov scored in Elista
Round 3 results: Radjabov, Teimour – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1-0Lékó, Peter – Cheparinov, Ivan 1-0Eljanov, Pavel – Alekseev, Evgeny 1-0Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Bacrot, Etienne ½-½Jakovenko, Dmitry – Grischuk, Alexander ½-½Gashimov, Vugar – Wang Yue ½-½Inarkiev, Ernesto – Akopian, Vladimir ½-½...
Grischuk 1-0 Leko (Elista GP)
GM Grischuk (2719) – GM Leko (2747) [E15]Elista GP, 15.12.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 0–0 8.Rc1 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bg2 Bb7 11.0–0 Nbd7 12.Qc2 Re8 13.Rfd1 c6 14.Ne1 Nf8 15.Bg5...
Nothing more to prove
CHESS / INTERVIEW/PETER LEKO ‘Kramnik, Anand have nothing more to prove’ Peter Leko, the man who was Viswanathan Anand’s second against Anatoly Karpov in 1998, is now assisting Vladimir Kramnik, the player he challenged for the world crown in...
First draw of the day in Moscow
Leko, P (2741) – Gelfand, B (2720) [C42]2008 Tal Memorial (8), 26.08.2008 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Re1 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 c6 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Qb5+ Qd7 13.Qb3 0–0 14.Nc3...
Ivanchuk scores, moves to 2nd
Leko, P (2741) – Ivanchuk, V (2781) [C92]Tal Memorial Moscow RUS (6), 24.08.2008 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.d5 Nb8 13.Nf1 Nbd7...