Vlagyimir vs Léko Péter - Day 1

Day 1 saw 2 draws from the match with following results:
Game 1 Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 25 A33 English Symmetrical
Game 2 Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 51 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed

Round 1
Kramnik,V vs Leko,P
Result 1/2-1/2
A33 English Symmetrical

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Qa5
8. Bh4 Ne4 9. Bxe7 Nxc3 10. Qd2 Nxe7 11. Nb5 O-O 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Nxc3 b6
14. O-O-O Rd8 15. Be2 Bb7 16. e4 f5 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Rhg1 Rac8 19. Rd2 Kf8
20. g3 Ke7 21. Re1 Nd6 22. b3 b5 23. Red1 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. Kb2 1/2-1/2

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Round 2
Leko,P vs Kramnik,V
Result 1/2-1/2
C88 Ruy Lopez Closed

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8.
h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Ne3 Be6
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Nd2 Nf5 18. Ne4 Nd7 19. g3 g6 20. h4 Rc8 21.
b4 Qb6 22. h5 cxb4 23. axb4 Nf6 24. c3 Ng7 25. h6 Nge8 26. Bd2 Nxe4 27.
dxe4 f5 28. exf5 Rxf5 29. Be3 Qb7 30. Rc1 Bd8 31. c4 bxc4 32. Bxc4 Qxb4 33.
Rb1 Qxc4 34. Rc1 Qxc1 35. Bxc1 Bb6 36. Be3 Bxe3 37. Rxe3 Nf6 38. Qa4 e4 39.
Qxa6 Rc1+ 40. Kg2 Rc2 41. Re2 Rxe2 42. Qxe2 Rxd5 43. Qc4 Kf7 44. Qc7+ Ke6
45. Qc8+ Ke7 46. Kf1 Rc5 47. Qb7+ Ke6 48. Ke2 Rf5 49. Qc8+ Ke7 50. Qc7+ Ke6
51. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

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