Blitz Chess: Leko versus Gelfand in Miskolc

Grandmaster Peter Leko takes on Grandmaster Boris Gelfand in blitz chess.

Hi Everyone,

Blitz chess has its own flavour. Grandmaster Peter Leko plays a well-known grandmaster every year in the city of Miskolc in a blitz-chess duel. This year, sixth year in running, Leko takes on Boris Gelfand of Israel. The tournament runs from August 24-29, 2010.

A total of eight games are to take place.

After three rounds, Gelfand is leading with 1.5-0.5. The second and third games were drawn while Gelfand had won the first game. You can check out the official website of the tournament here.

Here is the first game that you can run in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.

PGN:

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Rg8 12. Bxg4 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bf3 c5 15. dxc5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 a6 17. e5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nh5 19. Ne4 Rc8 20. Bf4 f5 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. cxd6 Rc5 23. Bxh6 Rxe5 24. Kd2 Kd7 25. Bg5 b4 26. a3 Rb8 27. axb4 Rxb4 28. Kc2 Rb3 29. Be3 f4 30. Bd4 Re2 31. Kc1 e5 32. Bc3 Rxf2 33. Rhe1 Ng3 34. Rd2 Rxd2 35. Kxd2 e4 36. fxe4 Kxd6 37. h5 Nxh5 38. Ke2 Rb5 39. Ra1 Rg5 40. Rxa6 Kd7 41. e5 Ng7 42. Rd6 Ke7 43. Rc6 Ne6 44. Rxc4 Kf7 45. Rc6 Rg2 46. Kf3 Rg1 47. Ke4 Rf1 48. b4 f3 49. Ke3 f2 50. Ke2 Rh1 51. Kxf2 Rh3 52. b5 Rh1 53. b6 Rb1 54. Ke3 Ke7 55. Ke4 Rb5 56. Kd3 Nd8 57. Kc4 Rb1 58. Rh6 Kd7 59. Rd6 Ke8 60. Bb4 Rb2 61. Kb5 Re2 62. Bc3 Ke7 63. Rh6 Kd7 64. Rh7 Kc8 65. Rh8 Kd7 66. Rh7 Kc8 67. Rc7 Kb8 68. Re7 Kc8 69. Bb4 Rb2 70. Rc7 Kb8 71. Kc4 Rc2 72. Kd5 Rb2 73. Be7 Rd2 74. Ke4 Ne6 75. Rc6 Re2 76. Kd5 Nf4 77. Kd4 Kb7 78. Rh6 Rb2 79. Bc5 Ne2 80. Kd3 Nf4 81. Ke4 Ne2 82. e6 Nc3 83. Kd4 Nb5 84. Kc4 Ka6 85. e7 Re2 86. b7 1-0

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