LINARES, March 10: Peter Leko of Hungary, the best junior in the World and one of the toughest players to crack held Garry Kasparov to a draw in the 13th and penultimate round of the City of Linares Chess Tournament. Indian GM Viswanathan Anand was unable to crack Peter Svidler with black pieces and settled for draw after 22 moves from a Sicilian Defence. Anand remains on seven points and will meet Adams in the final round.The Moves
White: Topalov (Bul) 2700 Black: Ivanchuk (Ukr) 2714
1. Ng1-f3 c7-c5 2. c2-c4 Nb8-c6 3. d2-d4 c5-d4 4. Nf3-d4 e7-e6 5. g2-g3 Bf8-b4 6. Nb1-c3 Qd8-a5 7. Nd4-b5 d7-d5 8. a2-a3 Bb4-c3 9. b2-c3 Ng8-f6 10. Bf1-g2 O-O 11. Qd1-b3 d5-c4 12. Qb3-c4 e6-e5 13. Nb5-d6 Bc8-e6 14. Qc4-d3 e5-e4 15. Nd6-e4 Nf6-e4 16. Bg2-e4 Ra8-d8 17. Qd3-c2 Nc6-d4 18. Qc2-b2 Nd4-e2 19. Ke1-e2 Rf8-e8 20. Qb2-b4 Qa5-h5 21. f2-f3 f7-f5 22. g3-g4 Qh5-h3 23. g4-f5 Be6-f5 24. Qb4-c4 Kg8-h8 25. Rh1-e1 Re8-e4 0-1.
White: Leko (Hun) 2694 Black: Kasparov (Rus) 2812
1. e2-E4 c7-C5 2. Ng1-f3 d7-d6 3. d2-d4c5-d4 4. Nf3-d4 Ng8-f6 5. Nb1-c3 a7-a6 6. Bc1-e3 e7-e5 7. Nd4-b3 Bc8-e6 8. f2-f3 Nb8-d7 9. g2-g4 b7-b5 10. g4-g5 b5-b4 11. Nc3-d5 Nf6-d5 12. e4-d5 Be6-f5 13. Bf1-d3 Bf5-d3 14. Qd1-d3 Bf8-e7 15. Rh1-g1 O-O 16. O-O-O a6-a5 17. Nb3-d2 f7-f5 18. g5-f6 Nd7-f6 19. Kc1-b1 Nf6-h5 20. Rg1-g4 Qd8-d7 21. Rg4-c4 Qd7-f5 22. Qd3-f5 Rf8-f5 23. Rc4-c7 Be7-f8 24. Rc7-b7 Nh5-f6 25. Rb7-b5 Nf6-e8 26. Rb5-b7 Ne8-f6 27. Rb7-b5 Nf6-e8 28. Rb5-b7 Ne8-f6 0.5-0.5
White: Svidler (Rus) 2713 Black: Anand (Ind) 2781
1. e2-e4 c7-c5 2. Ng1-f3 d7-d6 3. d2-d4 c5-d4 4. Nf3-d4 Ng8-f6 5. Nb1-c3 a7-a6 6. Bf1-e2 e7-e6 7. o-o Bf8-e7 8. a2-a4 Nb8-c6 9. Bc1-e3 o-o 10. f2-f4 Qd8-c7 11. Kg1-h1 Rf8-e8 12. Be2-d3 Nc6-b4 13. a4-a5 Bc8-d7 14. Nd4-f3 Ra8-c8 15. Be3-d4 Bd7-c6 16. Qd1-e1 Nf6-d7 17. Qe1-g3 Be7-f8 18. Nc3-d1 Nb4-d3 19. c2-d3 e6-e5 20. f4-e5 d6-e5 21. Bd4-c3 Qc7-d6 22. Nf3-h4 0.5-0.5.
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