This document provides a biography of the Hungarian chess grandmaster Peter Leko. It details his early success as a chess prodigy, winning tournaments against strong adult players from a young age. It outlines his rapid rise up the world rankings, including winning the under-16 world championship title at age 16. It also discusses his career highlights like winning tournaments in Dortmund, Copenhagen, and Linares, as well as his match against Vladimir Kramnik for the world championship title in 2004.

3. The Chess Greats of the World
PETERLEKO

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5. THE CHESS GREATS OF THE
WORLD
PETER LEKO
Edited by
Daniel Lovas
CAISSA CHESS BOOKS

6. Dear reader, this is an interactive book. It
contains 50 chess diagrams, each showing a
critical position in which a very strong move
follows. You can also take part in the exciting
chess fights by trying to find the moves in
question. The game itself is always shown on
the page after the diagram. Have fun!
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Peter Leko is the most successful Hungarian
chess player of our days.
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Kedves Olvaso! Ez egy interaktiv kiinyv:
50 sakkabrat tartalmaz, mindegyiken egy
kritikus aliassal, melyben egy nagyon eros
lepes kiivetkezik. On is reszese lehet az izgal­
mas sakkcsataknak azzal, hogy megprobalja
megtalalni a kerdeses lepest. Magat a jatsz­
mat mindig a diagramot kiiveto oldalon
ismertetjiik. Jo szorakozast!

7. Publisher's Note
Our aim in compiling this serial is double.
Firstly, we wish to raise a monument to the
memory of the one-time greats of chess and
to introduce some notabilities of our days,
too. Secondly, by showing the finest and
most typical games of these genial players,
we'd like to delight the populous camp of
chess fans, assisting, at the same time, the
development of the young chess generation.
We wish that yo will make good use of these
volumes and, forgetting the day's troubles,
you will recreate yourselves by taking a trip
to the "O�sis of Beauty", as Bobby Fischer
called chess.
Dr. Tamas Erdelyi
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8. A kiad6 eloszava
E sorozat szerkeszteseben kiad6nkat kettos
cel vezerli. Egyreszt emleket kivanunk alli­
tani a sakkozas egykori nagyjainak es bemu­
tatni napjaink nehany kival6sagat. Masreszt,
e zseniaIis sakkoz6k legszebb, legjellegzete­
sebb jatszmainak ismertetesevel, gyonyor­
kodtetni szeretnenk a sakkjatek rajong6inak
nepes taborat, egynttal elosegitve az ifju
sakknemzedek tudasbeli gyarapodasat is.
Kivanjuk, hogy sorozatunk kOteteit forgas­
sak haszonnal, s feledve a mindennapok
megannyi gondjat-bajat, nyerjenek feludu­
lest a
"
szepseg oazisa"-ban, ahogy Bobby
Fischer nevezte a sakkjatekot.
Dr. Erdelyi Tamas
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9. The Career of Peter Lek6
Peter Le,k6 was born in 1979 in Szabadka,
Vajdasag territory, but was brought up from
his childhood in Szeged in Southern Hun­
gary. It was here, in Geza Mar6czy's native
town, that he and his family found a home,
and some years ago he was elected a hon­
orary citizen. He learned to play chess at age
seven, and his special talent blossomed out
very quickly. His parents did their best to
help his development, engaging coaches for
him and taking him even to remote countries
to play in tournaments there. For years he
was living in Kecskemet, a town known for
its teeming chess life, where he found excel­
lent coaches and played the first serious
tournament games ofhis life in Caissa Chess
Centre. Before long, the wunderkind win-
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10. ning strong adults' tournaments figured on
the front-page of the newspapers from Aus­
tralia to South America. In 1994, at the age
of fourteen, he was awarded the title Inter­
national Grandmaster, breaking herewith
Fischer's record.
The young grandmaster became a con­
stant invitee of the strongest tournaments
and he moved forward rapidly on the world
ranking list. In 1995 he took a sensational
3rd place at the Grandmaster event in Dort­
mund, and, at age 16, he won the World
Champion title in his age group. Then he
won Gradmaster events in Copenhagen, Ha­
vana and Yopal. In 1997 in Tilburg and
Madrid he came third, in 1998 in Tilburg
second. The next great breakthrough came
in 1999, at age 20. In the Category 19 Dort­
mund event he came first ahead of Kramnik,
Anand, Adams and Karpov.
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11. In the Hungarian olympic team he made
his debut at the Moscow Olympiad. In Baku
he was already the determinant personality
of the silv.er-medalist Hungarian team of the
European Championship, whilst at the Bled
Chess Olympiad he was the unbeaten top­
board player of the silver-medalist Hunga­
rian team.
The incredibly quick career did not make
the young grandmaster's life one-sided.
Once he expressed his views on sports like
this: ,,1 am almost as fond of taking exercise
as playing chess." His favourite completive
sports are football and tennis. Besides, his
life is filled by music, reading and domes­
ticity. In2000 he married the daughter of the
captain of the Armenian chess team. By
now, Sophie is already a Hungarian citizen,
and her father, Arshak Petrosian, is also a
frequent visitor in the Szeged home of the
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12. Lek6 family. For many years now the
Armenian grandmasterhas been the director
of Peter's preparations and the leader of the
Lek6 team doing all the professional back­
ground work.
Peter Lek6 started his march for the
world title in 2000. In Budapest in a six­
game match he defeated Khalifman, the
winner of the Las Vegas World Champi­
onship of FIDE, by 4.5-1.5. In January of
2001, he played a 12-game rapid match with
Vladimir Kramnik, which he then lost in a
great struggle by 7-5. One year later, in
Dortmund, he won the Candidates' Tour­
nament, becoming the challenger of Kram­
nik officially, too. Theirmatch took place in
2004 in Brissago, Italy. In the beginning
Lek6 wavered but was able to recover from
the shock of losing the first game. In the
fifthhe equalized, and with his splendid win
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13. scored in game eight he was in the lead all
along until game 14 and needed only half a
point to win the world title. But his experi­
enced opponent mustered all his strength,
and in a dramatic fight won the last game.
Thus, with a 7-7 draw, Vladimir Kramnik
defended his throne.
But Lek6 was not left without a world
title, either. As far back as 2001, he beat
Michael Adams in an eight-game match in
Fischer Random Chess, at the Chess Classic
tournament in Mainz.It was then that he was
awarded - being the first to earn it - the
Fischer Random World Chess Champion
title.
During the period of the great march for
the classic world title the Hungarian grand­
master ach ieved splendid results in the
world's strongest chess events. In 2002, he
won the Grand Prix rapid tournament in
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14. Dubai, in Essen he came second. In 2003,
he fin ished first in Linares, where his com­
bative approach compelled general admira­
tion. From January 2004 he soared again.In
Wijk aan Zee he finished second behind
Anand, undefeated. He was for long in the
lead at the Linares super-tournament, too,
but his ill-fated loss to Kramnik kept him
from repeating his former success. In Janu­
ary 2005 his old dream was fulfilled when
he came first undefeated in Wijk aan Zee
ahead of Kramnik, Anand and Topalov. Thus
he joined the five players who could w in in
the three greatest world events: Wijk aan
Zee, Linares and Dortmund. In the Fall of
2006 he also came first in the Tal Memorial
in Moscow.
On the FIDE ranking list the Hungarian
grandmaste
the best 10; in the January 2007 list he was
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15. ranked 6th with his 2749 Elo-points. Chess
compet itors seldom rece ive h igh state
awards, but Peter Lek6 is an exception even
in this. The President of the Hungarian Re­
public rewarded him, as the best native
chess player, with the Knight's Cross of the
Hungarian Order of the Republic.
Lek6 made a good start in the year 2007,
too. He won in Odessa, at the first rap id
World Cup of PCA. In the knock-outsystem
event, to get among the best eight he won
against Sokolov, beat Rubevsky 2-0, and
then, in the 'sudden death' game against
Gelfand, he succeeded in fighting his way to
qualifying forthe final. There he faced Ivan­
chuk of Ukraine, w ith whom, after three
draws, he won the fourth game and with it
the tournament, too.
In the years past, in Miskolc, a city in
Northern Hungary, Lek6 started a series of
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16. rapid match-tournaments exciting keen in­
terest. In the first match in 2005, against
Adams of England, he equalized with a
stormy finish. In the end, afterfurther excit­
ing games, their duel resulted in a 4-4 draw.
His next opponent in 2006 was ex World
Champion Karpov, whom he defeated by
4.5 -3.5. And in 2007, Peter Lek6's opponent
w ill be none other than Vladimir Kramnik.
At the time of the agreement about the
match in Miskolc the organ izers could not
yet know that Kramnik would acquire the
overall world title by beating Topalov. And
Lek6, for his part, started this year by win­
ning the rapid World Cup. So the rapid
match organized in April 2007 in Miskolc
promises to be one of the highest-ranking
chess encounters of the year.
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17. Lek6 Peter palyafutasa
Lek6 Peter1979-ben a vajdasagi Szabadkan
szuletett, de kisgyennek korat61 a del-ma­
gyarorszagi Szegeden nevelkedett. Csalad­
javal itt, Mar6czy Geza szulovarosaban ta­
lalt otthonra, mely nehany eve diszpolga­
rava vaIasztotta. Hetevesen ismerkedett meg
a lepesekkel, es kulonleges sakktehetsege
nagyon gyorsan kibontakozott. Szulei m in­
dent megtettek, hogy segitsek fejlodeset.
Edzoket fogadtak melIe, tavoli orszagokban
rendezett versenyekre is elvittek. Evekig a
sakkeleterol nevezetes Kecskemeten elt,
ahol kivaI6 edzokre talaIt, es a Caissa sakk­
centrumban eIete elso komoly verseny­
jatszmait vivta. Hamarosan AusztraIiat61
Del-Amerikaig az ujsagok cimlapjara kernlt
a rangos felnott tomakat nyero cso dagyerek.
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18. 1994-ben tizennt!gy evesen kapta meg a
nemzetkozi nagymesteri cimet, megdontve
ezzel Fischer rekordjat.
Az ifju nagymester a legerosebb tomak
alland6 meghivottja lett, es nagy lendtilettel
lepkedett elore a v ilagranglistan. 1995-ben
szenzaci6s 3. helyezest ert el a dortmundi
nagymesterversenyen, s 16 evesen koroszta­
lyos vilagbajnoki cimet szerzett. Ezutan
Koppenhagaban, Havannaban, majd Yopal­
ban nyert nagymesterversenyt, 1997-ben
T ilburgban es Madridban harmadik, 1998-
ban T ilburgbaJ;l masodik lett. Huszevesen,
1999-ben kovetkezett az ujabb nagy attores.
Kramnyik, Anand, Adams es Karpov elott
gyozott a 19-es kateg6riaju dortmundi tor­
nan.
A magyar valogatottban a mosz kva i
sakkolimpian mutatkozott be eloszor. Baku­
ban mar az Eur6pa-bajnoki eztistermes ma-
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19. gyar csapat meghataroz6egyenisege, a bledi
sakkolimpian ped ig az eziistennet szerzett
magyar valogatott veretlen eltablasa volt.
A hihetetleniil gyors karrier nem tette
egyoldaluva a fiatal nagymester eletet. Egy
helyiitt azt nyilatkozta a sportolasr61: "Majd­
nem annyira szeretek mozogni, mint sak­
kozni." Kedvenc kiegeszito sportagai a foci
es a tenisz. Emellett a zene, az olvasas es a
csalad tolti kieletet. Az onneny sakkvaloga­
tott kapitcinyanak leanyat 2000-ben vette
felesegiil. Szofi az6ta mar magyar allampol­
gar, es edesapja, Arshak Petroszjan is gyak­
ran megfordul a Lek6-csalad szegedi ott­
honaban. Az onneny nagymester evek 6ta
felkesziilesenek iranyit6ja, a szakmai hatter­
munkat vegzo Lek6-team vezetoje.
Lek6 Peter 2000-ben kezdte meg mene­
teleset a vilagbajnoki dm elnyereseert. Bu­
dapesten hatjatszmas parosmerkozesen 4,5-
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20. 1,5 aninyban legyozte a FIDE Las Vegas-i
v ihigbajnoksaganak gyozteset, Halifmant.
2001 janmirjaban 12 jatszmas rapid meccset
jatszott Vlagyimir Kramnyikkal, melyen ek­
kor nagy kuzdelemben 7-5-re kikapott. Egy
ev mulva Dortmundban megnyerte a vilag­
bajnokjeloltek tomajat, es ezzel hivatalosan
is Kramnyik kihiv6ja lett. Merkozesiikre
2004-ben az olaszorszagi Brissag6ban ke­
riilt sor. Lek6 a kezdesnel bizonytalanko­
dott, de sikeriilt kihevemie az elso jatszma
elvesztese okozta sokkot. Az otodikpartiban
kiegyenlitett, majd a nyolcadikban aratott
remek gyozelmevel egeszen a 14. jatszmaig
vezetett, es mar csak fel pont hianyzott a
vilagbajnoki dm megszerzesehez. Rutinos
ellenfele azonban minden erejet osszeszed­
ye, dramai kiizdelemben megnyerte az utol­
s6 jatszmat. Ezzel Vlagyimir Kramnyik 7-7-
es dontetlennel megvedte tr6njat.
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21. Lek6 azonban igy sem maradt vihigbaj­
noki dm nelkiil. Meg 200 I-ben legyozte
Michael Adamst egy nyolcpartis meccsen
Fischer-R�dom sakkban, a mainzi Chess
Classic tormm. Ekkor kapta - elsokent - a
Fischer-Random sakkvilagbajnoki cimet.
A klassz ikus vilagelsosegert folytatott
nagy meneteIes idoszakaban a magyarnagy­
mester remek eredmenyeket ert el a v ilag
legerosebb sakktomain. A 2002-es ev szep
sikerei: Dubaiban Grand Prix rapid toman
gyozott, Essenben masodik lett. 2003-ban
Linaresben elsokent vegzett, es harcias ja­
tekfelfogasaval kivivta az altalanos elisme­
rest. 2004 januarjat61 ismet szamyalt. Wijk
aan Zee-ben veretleniil lett masodik Anand
mogott. Sokaig vezetett a linaresi szuper­
versenyen is, de Kramnyik elleni balszeren­
cses veresege meggatolta elozo evi sikere­
nek megismetleseben. 2005 januarjaban regi
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22. aIma teljesiilt, midon veretleniil lett toma­
gyoztes Wijk aan Zee-ben Kramnyik, Anand
es Topalov elott. Igy bekeriilt azon ot jatekos
koze, akik gyozni tudtak a harom legna­
gyobb vilagversenyen: Wijk aan Zee-ben,
Linaresben es Dortmundban. EIso lett 2006
oszen a moszkvai Tal-emIekversenyen is.
A FIDE vilagranglistajan hosszu ideje a
legjobb 10 kozott talaIhat6 a magyar nagy­
mester, aki a 2007-es janmiri vilagranglistan
2749 Elo-ponttal a hatodik helyen allt. A
sakkversenyzok ritkan kapnak magas allami
k itUnteteseket, de Lek6 Peter ebben is kive­
tel. A Magyar Koztarsasag elnoke iden a
Magyar Koztarsasagi Erdemrend Lovagke­
resztje kitUntetest adomanyozta a legjobb
hazai sakkoz6nak.
Lek6 j61 kezdte a 2007-es esztendot is.
Ogyesszaban, a Profi Sakkoz6k Szovetse­
genek elso rapid vilagkupajan gyozott. A ki-
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23. eseses rendszerii versenyen a legjobb nyoJc
koze jutasert Szokolov ellen nyert, Rubev­
szkijt 2-0 -ra verte, majd Gelfand ellen a
"hirtelen halal" partiban sikeriilt kiharcolnia
a tovabbjutast. A dontoben az ukran Ivan­
csuk ellen harom dontetlen utan megnyerte a
negyedik jatszmat, es ezzel a versenyt is.
Az elmult evekben Lek6 nagy erdeklo­
dest kivalt6 rapid parosmerkozes-sorozatot
kezdett az eszak-magyarorszagi nagyvaros­
ban, Miskolcon. A 2005-os elso merkozesen
az angol Adams ellen fergeteges hajraval
egyenlitett ki. Vegiil izgalmas partikat kove­
toen 4-4-es dontetlennel zarult a parharcuk.
Kovetkezo ellenfele 2006-ban az exvilag­
bajnok Karpov volt, akit 4,5-3,5 aranyban
legyozott. 2007-ben ped ig nem mas lesz
Lek6 Peter ellenfele, mint Vlagyimir Kram­
nyik. Amikor megszuletett a megegyezes a
miskoici merkozesrol, a szervezok meg nem
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24. tudhatuik, hogy Topalov legyozesevel Kram­
nyik megszerzi az abszolut vihigbajnoki ci­
met. Lek6 pedig eppen a Rapid Vihigkupa
megnyeresevel kezdte az evet. igy az esz­
tendo egy ik legrangosabb viadala lesz a
2007 aprilisaban rendezendo m iskolci rapid
parosmerkozes.
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25. Game 1
Tactical Nicety
Taktikai finomsag
P. Lik6 - V. Kramnik
Belgrade 1995
White to play: 19 ?
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26. Game 1
P. Lik6 - V. Kramnik
Belgrade 1995
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 flf3 flc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 flxd4 flf6 5
flc3 d6 6 �g5 e6 7 �d2 �e7 8 0-0-0 0-0 9
f4 h6 10 �4 tMJ6?! 11 flxc6! bxc6 12 e5
dxe5 13 fxe5 fle4 14 flxe4 �4 15 �f4! �e7
16 �d3 Hb8 17 b3 �c7 18 wbl! c5 19 flf6t!
wh8 20 �e4± g6 21 h4 �b7 22 �f4 wg7 23
flg4 Hh8 24 Hdfl HbfS 25 flf6 �d8 26 �g3
h5 27 �g5 Hh7 28 Hf4 wh8 29Hhfl �f6 30
Hxf6 Hg8 31 g3 �e7 32 �f4 Hgg7 33 Hf2
�d5 34 wb2 �c6 35 �c4 �b7 36 Hd2 Hg8 37
Hd6 �e8?! 38 �f2+- �e4 39 �xc5 �e7 40
�d4 �f5 41 Hd7 �e8 42 �xa7 HfS 43 a4 wg8
44 a5 �c8 45 a6 �c6 46 �c7 �g2 47 �xe6!
�e6 48 Hxe6
1 - 0
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27. Game 2
Fatal Pin
Vegzetes kotes
P. Lek6 - M. Tratar
Kecskemet 1991
White to play: 40 ?
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28. Game 2
P. Lek6 - M. Tratar
Kecskemet 1991
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 �f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 �d4 �6 5 �c3
e6 6 f4 a6 7 �f3 Wb6 8 a3 �c6 9 �xc6 bxc6
10 b3 rtie7 1 1 rtid3 e5 12 f5 h5 13 rtie3 �c7 14
0-0 �g4 15 rtid2 rtib7 16 g3 Hd8 17 wg2 d5
18 Hfel �6 19 He2 0-0 20 h3 Hfe8 21 g4
dxe4 22 �e4 c5 23 Hfl c4 24 bxc4 �e4 25
rtixe4 rtixe4 26 �xe4 Hd4 27 �f3 hxg4 28
hxg4 �xc4 29 wh3 e4 30 �f2 rtixa3 3 1 rtie3
Hd5 32 Hfel f6 33 wg2 rtic5 34 Hhl rtixe3 35
�xe3 �c7 36 �b3 �f7 37 �h3 wfS 38 �a3t
�e7 39Hh8t wf7 40 �b3!
1 - 0
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29. Game 3
Stepping up the Pressure
Peti fokozza a nyomast
P. Lek6 - I. Smirin
Wijk aan Zee 1993
White to play: 37 ?
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30. Game 3
P. Lek6 - I. Smirin
Wijk aan Zee 1993
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 �fJ d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 �d4 �6 5 �c3
a6 6 �e3 e6 7 f4 b5 S tWfJ �b7 9 �d3 b4 10
�e2 �bd7 11 g4 e5 12 �b3 exf4 13 �xf4
tWe7!? 14 0-0-01 �e5 15 tWg3 HcS 16 �ed4
tWc7! 17 wbl g6 IS Hdel? �fxg4! 19 �d2
1JNb6 20 Hhfl �g7 21 h3 �f6 22 �5 �f8 23
@h4 �fd7 24 �h6 �g7 25 tWf4 �c5 26 �xc5
dxc5 27 �c4 f6 2S �d5 HdS'29 �xb7 tWxb7
30 h4 tWe7 31 �cl wd7? 32 �g4 �g4 33
tWxg4t tWe6 34 tWgl!± wc6 35 h5 HdgS 36
hxg6 �f8 37 e5! Hxg6 3S tWh1t tWd5 39 tWh3!
f5 40 tWxf5 �g7 41 Hd I! tWxe5 42 tWd7t wb6
43 Hf7+- �h6 44 He7! IJNbs 45 He6t
1 - 0
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31. Game 4
A Cruel Riposte
Kegyetlen riposzt
P. Lek6 - J. Piket
Tilburg 1997
White to play: 30 ?
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32. Game 4
P. Lek6 - J. Piket
Tilburg 1997
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 flf3 flc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 flxd4 g6 5 c4
�g7 6 �e3 flf6 7 flc3 flg4 8 Wxg4 flxd4 9
Wdl fle6 10 Hcl Wa5 11 a3!? b6 12 �d3 g5
13 0-0 �b7 14 Hc2 �xc3!? 15 Hxc3 We5 16
Hel h5 17 �d2 Hh6 18 h4?! Hg6! 19 hxg5
flxg5 20 Wxh5 Wg7 21 'i9f1? fle6 22 g3 0-0-0
23 �e3 Hh8 24 Wf3 Hh2!!+= 25 c5 Hf6 26
cxb6t 'i9d8! 27 �f4 fld4 28 We3 Wg4!!-+ 29
Wxd4 Wf3?? 30 Wxd7t! (30 Wxd7t 'i9xd7 31
�b5t)
1 - 0
30

33. Game 5
A Nasty Thrust in Time Trouble
Idozavaros cwni
P. Lek6 - L. Van Wely
Tilburg 1997
White to play: 40 ?
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34. Game 5
P. Lek6 - L. Van Wely
Tilburg 1997
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 flf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 flxd4 tf)f6 5 f)c3
a6 6 f4Ybc7 7Ybf3 g6 8 �e3 b5 9 �d3 �b7 10
g4 b4 11 flce2 �g7 12 0-0-0 �bd7 13 flg3
flc5 14 wbl flfd7 15 flb3 Hc8 16Ybf2 fla4 17
�cl fldc5 18 h4! a5 19 h5 Hg8?! 20 hxg6
hxg6 21 Elli7? flxd3 22 cxd3 �a6 + 23 flfl!?
�b5 24Ybe2Yba7 25 e5!Yba6 26 fld4 dxe5 27
fxe5 flc5 28 flxb5Ybxb5 29 fle3! fld7 30 flc4
Ybd5 31 (fih6 �h6 32 Hxh6 Hc6 33 Hc1 flfS
34 Elli3 fle6 35 tMIc2 wfS36Hfl flg5 37Hhhl!
wg7? 38Ybh2!Ybxd3t 39 wal flh3 40 e6!?
HfS? 41 fle5
1 - 0
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35. Game 6
A· Staggering::PQnch
Agyrengeto pofon
P. Lek6 • Computer FritzlPrimergy K8000
Frankfurt 2000
White to play: 47 ?

36. Game 6
P. Lek6 - Computer FritzlPrimergy K8000
Frankfurt 2000
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 e5 2 'flf3 e6 3 d3 'fle6 4 g3 g6 5 �g2 �g7
6 0-0 'flge7 7 Hel d6 8 e3 e5 9 a3 0-0 10 b4
h6 11 'flbd2 �e6 12 'fle4 b5 13 'fle3 a5 14
bxe5 dxe5 15 e4 b4 16 'fld5 �d6 17 �b2Hfb8
18 a4 �g4 19 h3 �e6 20 'fld2 'fld4 21 �xd4
exd4 22 'flb3 Ha7 23 �d2 c;!;>h7 24 He2 'fle8 25
f4 �e6 26 f5 gxf5 27 exf5 �d5 28 �xd5 �f6
29Hf2 �f8 30 c;!;>g2 'flb6 31 �e4 'fld7 32 He1
'flc5 33 �a2 c;!;>g8 34 Hf3 �d6 35 h4 He7 36
c;!;>h3 c;!;>h7 37 'flxe5 �e5 38 g4 b3 39 �g2 c;!;>h8
40 g5 �d6 41 �g4 �d7 42 �h5 �f8 43 Hg3
�d6 44 Heg1 b2 45 e5 Hxe5 46 gxh6 �xh6
47Hg6! �xg6 48 fxg6 c;!;>g7 49 gxf7t
1 - 0
34

37. Game 7
Nice and Obvious
Kezenfekvo es szep
P. Lek6 - E. Magbami
Yerevan 2001
White to play: 25 ?
35

38. Game 7
P. Lek6 - E. Maghami
Yerevan 2001
Sicilian Defence
] e4 e5 2 flf3 d6 3 d4 exd4 4 flxd4 flf6 5 fle3
a6 6 �g5 e6 7 f4 b5 8 e5 dxe5 9 fxe5 �e7 10
exf6 �e5t 11 �e2 �xg5 12 0-0 Ha7?! 13
�d3 Hd7 14 fle4 �e5 15 flf3 �xb2 16 �e3
�b7 17 a4 b4 18 Habl �xe2 19 flfg5! �e7 20
Hxb4!! �xe4 21 flxe4 �b4 22 fxg7 Hg8 23
flf6t wd8 24 flxg8 �e5 25 flf6! �xe3t 26
whl we8 27 flxd7
1 - 0
36

39. GameS
The' Last Finesse
Az utols6 finomsag
P. Lek6 - R. Kasimdzhanov
San Luis 2005
White to play: 42 ?
37

40. Game 8
P. Lek6 - R. Kasimdzhanov
San Luis 2005
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 e5 2 �f3 e6 3 d4 exd4 4 �xd4 a6 5 �d3
�e5 6 �b3 �a7 7 �e2 �6 8 �e3 d6 9 f4 �e7
10 0-0 �f6 1 1 �a7 Hxa7 12 �e3 b5 13 a4
b4 14 �dl a5 15 �3 0-0 16 whl �b7 17 �g4
�g4 18 �xg4 Haa8 19Hael �e7 20 He3 g6
21 �g3 Hfe8 22 �b5 Hae8 23 e3 Hed8 24 f5
bxe3 25 bxe3 Has 26 f6 �f8 27 �f4 h6 28
Hh3 g5 29 �e3 �e5 30 Hh5 �g6 3 1 �3 �xe4
32 �d2 �e2 33 Hxh6 Hae8 34 Hh5 He5 35
Hel g4 36 �xg4 �f5 37 �g3 d5 38 �b3Hee8
39 �d4 �e4 40 �e6 Hxe6 41 �xe6 �d6 42
�g5! �f4 43 �xf4 �f4 44 Hg5t wh7 45 �b5
wh6 46 h4 �g2 47 Hxg2 Hg8 48 Hee2
1 - 0
38

41. Game 9
The Decisive Blow
A donto csapas
P. Lek6 - J. Polgar
San Luis 2005
White to play: 21 ?
39

42. Game 9
P. Leko- J. Polgar
San Luis 2005
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 £lf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 �d4 £lc6 5 £lc3
Wlc7 6 �e3 a6 7 Wld2 £lf6 8 0-0-0 �b4 9 f3
£le7 10 £lde2 b5 11 g4 h6 12 Hgl £lg6 13 a3
�e7 14 f4 b4 15 axb4 �xb4 16 Wld4 Wla5 17
wb 1 ID>8 18 g5 £lh5 19 gxh6 Hxh6 20 Hg5
Wlc7 21 £lb5! Hxb5 22 Hxb5 axb5 23 Wlxb4
£lhxf4 24 £lc3 Hxh2 25 �gl
1-0
40

43. Game 10
Finishing Black off
Sotetet kicsimiljak
P. Lek6 - T. Radjabov
Linares 2006
White to play: 45 ?
41

44. Game 10
P. Lek6 - T. Radjabov
Linares 200 6
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 cS 2 flf.3 flc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 f)xd4 �6 5
flc3 e5 6 fldb5 d6 7 �g5 a6 8 fla3 b5 9 fld5
0.e7 10 �6 �xf6 ]1 c3 0-0 12 flc2 �g5 13
a4 bxa4 14 Hxa4 as 15 �c4 m,8 16 b3 wh8
17 �ce3 �e6 18 h4 � f4 J9 flf5 g6 20 flfe3
wg7 21 g3 �6 22 flg4 f5 23 fuh6 0xh6 24
h5 g5 25 ex f5 �xf5 26 fle3 �c8 27 YJa2 fle7
280-0 ftf6 291M'e2 tJYb6 30 Hfa1 tJYc6 31 Hxa5
�b7 32 �d5 �d5 33 �xd5 �xc3 34 flg4t
tlg7 35Ha7 �e6 36 'l»c4 Welt 37 wg2 �e7 38
�xb7 �exb7 39 �xd6 �f8 40 h6t wh8 41
'MId5 �b8 42 tJYd3 tJYb4 43 lld7 e4 44 @d5
�5 45 flf6! (45...Hxf6 46 Hd8t Hj8 47
tJYj7+-)
1-0
42

45. Game 11
As Clear as Daylight
Napmil vililgosabb
P. Lek6 - B. Gelfand
Odessa 2007
White to play: 25 ?
43

46. Game 1 1
P. Lek6 - B. Gelfand
Odessa 2007
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 flfl d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 flxd4 flf6 5 flc3
a6 6 fl e5 7 flb3 �e6 8 �e3 flbd7 9 'MJd2 b5
10 0-0-0 h5 11 wb1 Hc8 12 �d3 flb6 13 h3
h4 14 f4 b4 15 fld5 �d5 16 exd5 flc4 17
�c4 Hxc4 18 'MJe2 'MJc8 19 fxe5 dxe5 20 �d4
�d6 21 fla5 Hxd4 22 Hxd4 0-0 23 Hxh4 e4
24 Hfl He8 25 Hxf6! gxf6 26 'MJh5 wfS 27
flc6
1 - 0
44

47. Game 12
In Cold Blood
Hidegverrel
P. Lek6 - J. Pinter
Budapest 1997
White to play: 37 ?
45

48. Game 12
P. Lek6 - J. Pinter
Budapest 1997
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 e5 2 ffi flc6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 flf6 5 0-0
�e7 6Hel b5 7 �b3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 fld7 10
d4 �f6 11 a4 fla5?! 12 �c2 �b7 13 d5!;t
�e7!? 14 fla3 c6 15 b4 flc4 16 fu.c4 bxc4 17
dxc6 �c6 18 fld2! d5 19 exd5 �d5 20
ffi!± �xf3 211M'xf.31M'c7 22 a5! wh8 23 �a4
Hac8 24 1M'd5 Hcd8 25 1M'c6 1M'xc6 26 �xc6
flb8 27 �f.3 f5!? 28 Hxe5 �f6 29 Hxf5 Hfe8
30 Hxf6!? Helt 31 wh2 gxf6 32 �g5! He6 33
He I! Hdd6 34 Hxe6Hxe6 35 �f4 fld7 36 �d5
He2 37 �xc4!! He4 38 �d3 Hxf4 39 wg3 fle5
40 cBxf4 flxd3t 41 we4 flb2 42 wd5
1-0
46

49. Game 13
Utter Ruin
Vegromhis
P. Lek6 - M. Adams
Dortmund 1999
White to play: 28 ?
47

50. Gamel3
P. Lek6 - M. Adams
Dortmund 1999
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 eS 2 ffi flc6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 flf6 5 0-0
�e7 6 He1 b5 7 �b3 0-0 8 c3 d5 9exd5 flxd5
10 �xe5 flxe5 11 �xe5 c6 12 d4 �d6 13 f!e I
Wh4 14 g3 Wh3 15 He4 �b7? 16 Hh4 IWe6 17
fld2 f5N 18 Wh5! h6 19 f)f3'�e7 20 ljh3 c5!
21 dxc5! �c5 22 �f4! gae8 23 �dl! �e7 24
�g5! Hd7 25 �el !MJb6 26 �e2 wh7 27 ID14!!
a5 28 �xh6!! )!Jxh6 29 Wlg5 a4 30 �e6
1-0
48

51. Game 14
With a Firm Hand
Erelyes kezzel
P. Lek6 - A. Beliavsky
Bled 2002
White to play: 34?
49

52. Game 14
P. Lek6 - A. Beliavsky
Bled 2002
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 e5 2 ffi �c6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 �f6 5 0-0
�e7 6 Hel b5 7 �b3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 �b8 10
d4 �bd7 11 �bd2 �b7 12 �c2 He8 13 �f 1
� 14 �g3 g6 15 b3 �g7 16 d5 �b6 17
Hbl!;t c6 18 c4 Mic7 19 �d3 �d7 20 �e3 �c5
21 �f1 bxc4 22 bxc4 �bd7 23 Mid2 Hab8 24
�h6! �xh6 25 Mixh6 ffi 26 h4! cxd5 27 cxd5
�c8 28 Hxb8! Mixb8 29 h5 Mic7 30 �2!!±
�d7? 31 �c4! f6 32 He3! He7 33 hxg6 hxg6
34 �h5! gxh5 35 Hg3t �g4 36 Mixh5 �xe4
37 Mixg4t �g5 38 �e3 e4?! 39 Mif4 (39. . .
fth7 40 �g4+-)
1-0
50

53. Game 15/1
Fighting Chess
Kiizdosakk
P. Lek6 - R. Kasimdzhanov
Essen 2002
"White to play: 61 ?
51

54. Game 15/1
P. Lek6 - R. Kasimdzhanov
Essen 2002
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 e5 2 M 'fJc6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 'fJf6 5 0-0
'fJxe4 6 d4 b5 7 �b3 d5 8 dxe5 �e6 9 'fJbd2
�c5 10 tM'e2 'fJxd2 11 �xd2 0-0 12 Had1 He8
13 h3!? tM'd7 14 c3!? Had8 15 �g5 �e7 16
Hfe1 h6 17 �c1 �c5 18 tM'd3 'fJe7 19 'fJd4
�xd4 20 tM'xd4 'fJf5 21 tM'c5! d4!? 22 �c2 �d5
23 cxd4 'fJh4 24 �e4 �xe4 25 Hxe4 'fJg6 26
Heel! He6 27 tM'c2 'fJe7 28 �e3 f5!? 29 exf6
Hxf6 30 f3!± 'fJd5 31 �f2 HdfS 32 �g3 Hc6
33 tM'e4 'fJf6 34 tM'd3 'fJd5 35 He5 Hcf6 36
Hde1 tM'f7 37 tM'e4 c6 38 a3 a5 39 wh2 a4 40
tM'c2 Hg6 41 H5e4 tM'f5 42 tM'f2 wh7 43 �e5
wg8 44 tM'e2 h5 45 Hfl tM'g5 46 tM'f2 tM'f5 47
Hfe1 He6 48 tM'e2 Hg6 49 �g3 tM'f7 50 tM'd2
tM'f6 51 HIe2!? tM'f5 52 tM'e1 tM'f7 53 Hc2 tM'f5
54 Hc5 tM'f7 55 tM'cl tM'd7 56 tM'c2 Hf5 57 �e5
Hfg5 58 He2 h4 59 tM'e4 Hh6 60 Hec2 wh8 61
�f4!?
'
52

55. Game 15/2
More than Enough
Tobb, mint elegendo
P. Lek6 - R. Kasimdzhanov
Essen 2002
White to play: 68 ?
53

56. Game 15/2
P. Lek6 - R. Kasimdzhanov
Essen 2002
Ruy Lopez
6 1...He6 62 �g5 Hxe4 63 fxe4 tWd6t 64 whl
�b6 65 �e3 tWe6! 66 e5 �c4 67 �gl tWf5? 68
H2xc4! bxc4 69 Hxc6+- tWc2 70 e6 tWe4 7 1
Hxc4 tWxe6 72 d5 tWxd5 73 Hxh4t wg8 74
Hxa4 wfl 75 Hb4 we6 76 a4 tWa2 77 b3 wd5
78 Hb5t we4 79a5 wd3 80 b4 wc4 8 1Hb6 g5
82 a6 wb3 83 Hg6 g4 84 a7 gxh3 85 Hg8 h2
86 Wxh2
1- 0
54

57. Game 16
Too Many Pins
Kotes kotes hat8n
P. Leko - A. Morozevich
Cannes 2002
White to play: 42 ?
55

58. Game 16
P. Lek6 - A. Morozevich
Cannes 2002
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 e5 2 ffi �c6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 �f6 5 0-0
b5 6 �b3 �c5 7 a4 Hb8 8 c3 d6 9 d4 �b6 10
�a3 0-0 11 axb5 axb5 12 �xb5 �g4 13 �c2
h6?! 14 d5! �7 15 h3 �h5 16 whl!! �xe4!?
17 �e4 f5 18 �c2! �e8! 19 �a4 e4 20 �xc7
�f7 21 �e6 exf3 22 gxf3 �f6!? 23 �xfSHxfS
24 �b5! �h4 25 wg2 g5? 26 Ha4 f4 27 �d7
�g6 28 He4 �e5 29 Hxe5+- dxe5 30 �d3
wg7 31 �e4 �c7 32 �f5 Hf6 33 c4 �f7 34 c5
h5 35 d6 g4 36 fxg4 �g6 37 Hgl �d8 38
�xe5 f3t 39 wxf3 �xh3t 40 we2 hxg4 41
Hxg4 �h5 42 �g5! �xf5 43 �xf6t wf7 44 f3
(44. . . fuj6 45 �d5t!)
1-0
56

59. Game 17
A Terrible Horse's Kick
Rettenetes 16rugas
P. Lek6 - M. Adams
Miskolc 2005
White to play: 32 ?
57

60. Game 17
P. Lek6 - M. Adams
Miskole 2005
Ruy Lopez
I e4 e5 2 ffi tfJe6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 tfJf6 5 0-0
�e7 6 Hel b5 7 �b3 d6 8 e3 0-0 9 h3 tfJa5 10
�e2 e5 11 d4 Wte7 12 tfJbd2 exd4 13 exd4 tfJe6
14 tfJb3 a5 15 �e3 a4 16 tfJbd2 �d7 17 Hel
Hae8 18 tfJfl Wtb8 19 �bl He7 20 Wtd2 exd4
2 1 tfJxd4 tfJxd4 22 �xd4 Hxe I 23 Hxe I He8
24 Hel �e6 25 tfJe3 tfJd7 26 f4 �f6 27 Hdl
Wta8 28 �f6 tfJxf6 29 Wtxd6 g6 30 f5 tfJxe4 3 1
�e4 Wtxe4 32 tfJg4!
1 - 0
58

61. Game 18
In Attacking Vein
Tamad6 szellemben
P. Lek6 - L. Bruzon
Wijk aan Zee 2005
White to play: 22 ?
59

62. Garne 18
P. Lek6 - L. Bruzon
Wijk aan Zee 2005
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 e5 2 flf3 �c6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 �f6 5 0-0
�e7 6 Hel b5 7 �b3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 �a5 10
�c2 c5 1 1 d4 Y}}c7 12 �bd2 cxd4 13 cxd4 �d7
14 �f1 Hac8 15 He2 �c6 16 a3 exd4 17 �xd4
Hfe8 18 �g3 d5 19 �xc6 �xc6 20 e5 �e4 21
�f4 g5 22 �f5! gxf4 23 Hxe4 wh8 24 He1
�d7 25 e6
1-0
60

63. Game 19
Dashed Cruel
Pokolian kegyetlen
P. Lek6 - N. Short
Wijk aan Zee 2005
White to play: 37 ?
61

64. Game 19
P. Lek6 - N. Short
Wijk aan Zee 2005
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 e5 2 �f3 �e6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 �f6 5 0-0
�e7 6 Hel b5 7 �b3 d6 8 e3 0-0 9 h3 �b8 10
d4 �bd7 11 �bd2 �b7 12 �e2 He8 13 �f 1
�f8 14 �g3 g6 15 b3 �g7 16 d5 Wte7 17 e4
e6 18 �e3 Hee8 19 Hel a5 20 Wtd2 bxe4 2 1
bxe4 exd5 22 exd5 �e5 23 �d3 h5 24 �xe5
dxe5 25 Wtg5 He7 26 tfJf 1 Hae8 27 �ld2 �e8
28 Wtxe7 Hxe7 29 tfJc4 �a6 30 ffxe5 �xe5 3 1
tfJxe5 e4 32 �xe4 Hxe5 33 �xa6 Hxe1 34
Hxc 1 Hxe4 35 f3 He5 36 He5 h4 37 d6!
[37..."f1xc5 (37...Helt 38 rJlj2 Hdl 39 Hc8 rJlfB
40 �b5+-) 38 d7+-}
1- 0
62

65. Game 20
Tactical Acumen
lraJctilkai eleslatas
P. Lik6 - G. Kamsky
Wijk aan Zee 2006
White to play: 41 ?
63

66. Game 20
P. Lek6 - G. Kamsky
Wijk aan Zee 2006
Ruy Lopez
I e4 e5 2 ffi �c6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 �f6 5 0-0
�e7 6 Hel b5 7 �b3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 �a5 10
�c2 c5 11 d4 Y}}c7 12 �bd2 �d7 13 ffl Hac8
14 �e3 cxd4 15 cxd4 fJc6 16 d5 �b4 17 �bl
a5 18 a3 �a6 19 b4 axb4 20 axb4 YJJb7 21
�d2 �d8 22 �d3 �b6 23 �2 h6 24 �4 �h7
25 Y}}f3 �g5 26 Y}}g3 fJc7 27 fJe3 Has 28 fJef5
Hxal 29 �e7t wh8 30 Hxal �7 3 1 Y}}f3 fJf6
32 �6·Has 33 Hfl fJce8 34 �c I Hal 35
�5 Y}}c7 36 �d2 Hxflt 37 Wxfl g6 38 �e3
wg7 39 g4 �7 40 wg2 Y}}b7 41 fJc4! g5 42
fJa5 Y}}a8 43 ff5t wf'8 44 h4 �d8 45 �6 f6
46 hxg5 f5
1 - 0
64

67. Game 21
A Crusher
Hahilos dafes
P. Lek6 - I. Sokolov
Odessa 2007
White to play: 21 ?
65

68. Game 21
P. Lek6 - I. Sokolov
Odessa 2007
RuyLopez
1 e4 e5 2 �f3 �c6 3 �b5 �c5 4 c3 f5 5 d4
fXe4 6 �xc6 dxc6 7 �e5 'M'd5 8 0-0 ff6 9
�4 �d6 10 c4 'M'e6 11 c5 �e7 12 �c3 'M'f5 13
�g3 �e6 14 f3 exf3 15 Hxf3 'M'h5 16 'M'e2 �f5
17 Haft g6 18 'M'c4 HfS 19 d5 �d7 20 �xd7
�d7 21 d6!
1 - 0
66

69. Game 22
And this is the End of it
Es nines tovilbb
P. Lek6 - M. Adams
Dortmund 2002
White to play: 45 ?
67

70. Game 22
P. Lek6 - M. Adams
Dortmund 2002
PetroffDefence
1 e4 eS 2 flf3 flf6 3 flxeS d6 4 flf3 flxe4 S d4
dS 6 �d3 fle6 7 0-0 �e7 8 e4 flf6 9 h3 0-0
10 flc3 flb4 11 �e2 dxe4 12 �e4 e6 13 �gS
flbdS 14 He1 �e6 IS 'M'b3 'M'b6 16 flxdS exdS
17 'M'xb6 axb6 18 �b3! h6 19 �f4!? Hfe8 20
fles gS!? 21 �h2!t �b4?! 22 He2 fle4 23
fld3 �fS 24 Hae1 �g7 2S �eS �xeS 26 flxeS
wg7 27 fld3He7 28 flb4 Hd8 29 g4!± flf6 30
wg2 Hd6 31 f3 �d7 32 wg3 wfS 33 h4 �bS 34
HeS gxh4t 3S wxh4 �e4 36 �e2 �bS 37 a3
Hd8 38 wg3 wg7 39 �fS wfS 40 Hhl wg7 41
flc2!+- He8 42 fle3 Hee7 43 wf4 �e6 44 �e2
�d7 45 g5!
1 - 0
68

71. Game 23
A Nice Touch
Tetszetos stilusban
P. Lek6 - A. Grischuk
Wijk aan Zee 2002
White to play: 29 ?
69

72. Game 23
P. Lek6 - A. Grischuk
Wijk aan Zee 2002
PetroffDefence
1 e4 e5 2 �f3 �f6 3 fOCe5 d6 4 ffi �xe4 5 d4
d5 6 �d3 �e6 7 0-0 �e7 8 e4 �b4 9 �e2 �e6
10 �3 0-0 11 �e5 f6 12 �f3 wh8 13 a3
fOCe3 14 bxe3 �e6 15 �d2 f5 16 Hel �f6 17
a4 �g8 18 e5 He8 19 ffi h6?! 20 Hbl! Hb8
21 �d3 Hxe1t 22 WJxe1 WJd7 23 �f4 He8? 24
WJd2 g5 25 Hxb7! He8 26 h4 gxf4 27 WJxf4
�g7 28 �xf5! WJd8 29 �g5! hxg5 30 hxg5
WJf8 31 WJh3t �h6 32 �f5 He8 33 Hxe7 Helt
34 wh2 �7 35 g4 �e6 36 WJxh6t WJxh6t 37
gxh6 fOCf5 38 gxf5 �xf5 39 Hf7! �g6 40
Hxa7 Hc1 41 wg3 Hxe3t 42 wf4 �h5 43 we5
Hf3 44 e6 �g4 45 a5 Hxf2 46 a6 He2 47 He7
(47. . . Ha2 48 a7)
1 - 0
70

73. Game 24
The Force of the Pawns
A gyalogok ereje
P. Lek6 - A. Khalifman
Istanbul 2000
White to play: 66 ?
71

74. Game 24
P. Lek6 - A. Khalifman
Istanbul 2000
French Defence
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 flc3 �b4 4 e5 c5 5 a3 �a5
6 �g4 fle7 7 dxc5 �xc3t 8 bxc3 flg6 9 flfl
fld7 10 �d3 �c7 11 0-0 flxc5 12 a4!?0-0 13
�a3 b6 14 �fel f5! 15 exf6 flxd3! 16 cxd3
�xf6 17 �g3!? �xg3 18 hxg3± �d7 19 �d6!
�c8 20 �e5!? flxe5 21 flxe5 �e8 22 �a3 �c5
23 fl �a5 24 �eal wfS 25 wf2 we7 26 d4 �d7
27 we3 �fS 28 wd2 �b8 29 �3a2 �e8 30 fld3
�c8! 31 fle5 wd6 32 wc2 wc7!? 33 wb3 wb7
34 g4.h6 35 f4 �c7 36 wb4 wa6 37 �a3?!
�7! 38 wb3 �c7 39 �3a2 wb7 40 wb4 wa6
41 f5! exf5 42 gxf5 h5 43 �f1 �7 44 fld3
�c7 45 fle5 �b7 46 fld3 �c7 47 wb3 wb7 48
�e I! �c6 49 �e6 �d7 50 �e5 �c6 51 flf4 h4
52 fle6 �d7 53 �e3 wc8! 54 g4 �e7! 55 �h3
�d7 56 ffi �e4? 57 flxd7 wxd7 58 �xh4
we7 59 �g2 b5 60 �7! wfS 61 g5 bxa4t 62
wb4 �a6 63 f6!? a3 64 �xg7 �ee6! 65
�7!+- a2 66 g6! �a4t 67 wb3 (67...�a3t
68 wc2 fuc3t 69 wb2)
1 - 0
72

75. Game 25
Mate in Eight
Matt nyolc lepesben
P. Lek6 - P. Nikolic
Bastia 2001
White to play: 25 ?
73

76. Game 25
P. Lek6 - P. Nikolic
Bastia 2001
French Defence
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 fle3 �b4 4 e5 e5 5 a3
�e3t 6 bxe3 fle7 7 �g4 wfS 8 �d2 �e7 9
�d3 b6 10 flh3 �a6 11 flf4 �xd3 12 exd3
flg6 N 13 flh5 flc6 14 0-0 flee7 15 flg3! �d7
16 h4!? �a4 17 Hfel flc6? 18 h5! flgxe5 19
�f4 flxd3 20 � d6t wg8 21 Hxe6!? fxe6 22
�xe6t wfS 23 h6! +-Hg8 24 hxg7tHxg7 25
�h6 fld8 26 �g7t cJ?xg7 27 flf5t
1 - 0
74

77. Game 26
Splendid and Forced
GyonyorU es Fonalas
P. Lek6 - T. Radjabov
Linares 2003
White to play: 32 ?
75

78. Game 26
P. Lek6 - T. Radjabov
Linares 2003
French Defence
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 �3 �6 4 �g5 �b4 5 e5 h6
6 �d2 �e3 7 bxe3 �4 8 �g4 g6 9 �d3
�d2 10 wxd2 e5 11 h4 �d7 12 h5 g5 13 f4
�6 14 fxg5 �a5!? 15 dxe5! d4 16 �f3
0-0-0 17Habl! dxe3t 18 we2 Hhg8 19 �e4!
�e7! 20 g4! fle7! 21 �b5! hxg5 22Hb3! �d5
23 Hhbl �e6? 24 �e6 �xe6 25 �d4!+­
'Mia6t 26 we1Hd7 27 e6He7 28Hxb7Hxb7
29Hxb7 �b6 30 �h7 HfS 31 �g7 �a3 32
�xf8t! (32...�xj8 33 �5 �c5 34 frl6f wd8
35 c7f �xc7 36 fuc7 wxc7 37 h6)
1-0
76

79. Game 27
Pete Means Business
Peti nem lacafac8zik
P. Lek6 - A. Kharlov
Budapest 1992
White to play: 26 ?
77

80. Game 27
P. Lek6 - A. Kharlov
Budapest 1992
Caro-Kann Defence
1 e4 c6 2 flc3 d5 3 flf3 g6 4 d4 tJig7 5 h3 flh6
6 tJif4 f6 7 1Mld2 flf7 8 0-0-0 0-0 9 wb1 b5 10
exd5 b4 11 fla4 lMla5 12 flc5 cxd5 13 g4 e5
14 tJie3 e4 15 flel fte8 16 f3 fld7 17 flb3 1Mla4
18 fxe4 dxe4 19 flg2 tJib7 20 flf4 g5 21 flh5
tJid5 22 h4 h6 2J1Mlf2 fld6 24 hxg5 fxg5 25
fJxg7 wxg7 26 ftxh6!! Wxh6 27 1MJh4t
1 - 0
78

81. Game 28
There is No Mercy
Nines kegyelem
P. Lek6 - V. Bologan
Wijk aan Zee 2004
White to play: 26 ?
79

82. Game 28
P. Lek6 - V. Bologan
Wijk aan Zee 2004
Caro-Kann Defence
I e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 �3 dxe4 4 �e4 �d7 5
�g5 �gf6 6 �d3 e6 7 �1f3 �d6 8 We2 h6 9
�4 �xe4 10 Wxe4 Wc7 11 0-0 b6 12 Wg4
Wf8 13 b3 �b7 14 �b2 �f6 15 Wh4 c5 16
dxc5 Wxc5 17 �xf6 gxf6 18 Wxf6 Wh5 ! 19
Hfel Hg8? 20 �e4± Hxg2t? 21 wxg2 Wg4t
22 whl �e4 23 Hxe4 Wxe4 24 Hel Wh7 25
�4+- we8 26 �xe6! wd7 27 Wf3 Hb8 28
�4 Hc8 29 Wh3t f5 30 �f5
1 - 0
80

83. Game 29/1
Battering-Ram
Faltoro kos
P. Lek6 - B. Gelfand
Moscow 2006
White to play: 32 ?
81

84. Game 29/1
P. Lek6 - B. Gelfand
Moscow 2006
Queen s Gambit
1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 flf3 flf6 4 flc3 dxc4 5 a4
�f5 6 e3 e6 7 �xc4 �b4 8 0-0 flbd7 9 !We2
�g4 10 h3 �f3 1 1 !Wxf3 0-0 12 Hdl Hc8 13
e4 e5 14 �e3 !Wa5 15 !Wf5 exd4 16 !Wxa5 �xa5
17 �xd4 Hfe8 1 8 f3 a6 19 wf2 fle5 20 �e2
Hcd8 2 1 �e3 h5 22 g4 hxg4 23 hxg4 flg6 24
Hxd8 Hxd8 25 wg3 He8 26 Hdl �c7t 27 wf2
He7 28 �f1 flf4 29 g5 flh7 30 �xf4 �f4 3 1
Hd8t flfS 32 g6!
82

85. Game 29/2
Hard-Fought Battle for the Full Point
Heroikus kiizdelem a teljes pontert
P. Lek6 - B. Gelfand
Moscow 2006
White to play: 43 ?
83

86. Game 29/2
P. Lek6 - B. Gelfand
Moscow 2006
Queen s Gambit
32...b5 33 �h3 fxg6 34 Has bxa4 35 �f1 wf7
36 �c4t �6 37 fle2 �d6 38 f4 wf6 39 e5t
�e5 40 fxe5t wxe5 4 1 �xe6 wxe6 42 Hxa6
Hb7 43 �f4t we5 44 we3 c5 45 �3t wd5 46
Ha5 wd6 47 Hxa4 wd5 48 Ha5 wd6 49 Ha4
wd5 50 wd2 c4 5 1 �b4t we4 52 wc3 g5 53
fr6 g4 54 Hxc4t wf5 55 �d4t wf4 56 �c6t
wf5 57 �b4 g3 58 �d5 we5 59 �3 Hf7 60
Hg4 Hc7t 6 1 �c4t wf5 62 Hxg3 g5 63 Hf3t
we4 64 Hf7 Hc8 65 Hg7 wf4 66 wd3 Hd8t 67
we2 He8t 68 wf2 Hb8 69 Hf7t we4 70 Hd7
g4 7 1 b3 Hb4 72 �2t wf4 73 Hd3 wf5 74
wg3 we5 75 �c4t we4 76 He3t wd4 77 wxg4
Hb8 78 wf3 Hh8 79 we2
0-1
84

87. Game 30
Tolya can Shake Hands
Tolja Dylijthatja a kezet
P. Lek6 - A. Karpov
Miskolc 2006
White to play: 51 ?
85

88. Game 30
P. Lek6 - A. Karpov
Miskole 2006
Queen:'I Indian Defence
1 d4 �f6 2 e4 e6 3 �f3 b6 4 g3 �a6 5 b3
�b4t 6 �d2 �e7 7 �g2 0-0 8 0-0 e6 9 �e3
d5 10 �5 �d7 1 1 �xd7 �d7 12 �d2 He8
13 e4 e5 14 exd5 exd5 15 dxe5 dxe4 16 e6
exb3 17 He l b2 1 8 �b2 �e5 19 fr4 �xe4
20 tMig4 �f6 2 1 �xf6 tMixf6 22 tMixe4 Hfd8 23
Hadl Hxdl 24 Hxdl g6 25 �d5 wg7 26 wg2
He7 27 Hd4 g5 28 h4 h6 29 hxg5 hxg5 30
Hg4 tMif5 3 1 tMid4t f6 32 �f3 �e6 33 tMie3 �e5
34 Hd4 tMie6 35 tMid2 tMie7 36 wg l tMie6 37 Hd8
tMie7 38 tMid5 tMif7 39 tMid6 tMie7 40 tMid5 tMie6 41
tMid2 He7 42 wg2 �4 43 tMib4 fr5 44 tMid4 tMie5
45 tMid2 �e4 46 tMie2 �5 47 tMie4 He7 48 tMig8t
wh6 49 tMih8t Hh7 50 tMif8t Hg7 51 �d7!
1 - 0
86

89. Game 31
Penetration
Benyomulas
P. Lek6 - M. Carlsen
Linares 2007
White to play: 37 ?
87

90. Game 31
P. Lek6 - M. Carlsen
Linares 2007
QueenS Indian Defence
1 d4 �6 2 ffi e6 3 c4 b6 4 g3 �b4t 5 �d2
�d2 t 61M'xd2 �a6 7 b3 0-0 8 �3 d5 9 cxd5
exd5 10 �g2 He8 11 fle5 c5 12 0-0 �b7 13
Hfdl fla6 141M'f4 flc7 15 flg4 flxg4 161M'xg4
IM'f6 17 e3 Had8 18 Hac1 IM'e7 19 dxc5 bxc5
20 IM'a4 Hd7 21 fle4 d4 22 exd4 �e4 23
�e4 fle6 24 d5 fld4 25 He1 IM'd8 26 <Y fl
Hde7 27 �d31M'c8 28 g4! Hxelt 29Hxel HfS
30 h3 IM' d8 31 �e4 IM'b6 32 �g2 g6 33 <Ygl
<Yg7 34 IM'd7 Hd8 35 IM'e7 a5 36 <Yh1 flb5 37
He6! fld6 38 IM'f6t <Yg� 39 He7 a4 40 bxa4?
(40 fuj7/+-) 40 c4 41 <Yh2 IM'b8 42 f4 IM'c8
43 He3 He8 44 Hxe8t flxe8 45 IM'c6lM'xc6 46
dxc6 <YfS 47 <Yg3 <Ye7 48 <Yf2 <Yd6 49 <Ye3
<Yc5 50 g5 flc7 51 a3 fle6 52 �e4 c� 53 f5
1 - 0
88

91. Game 32
The Strike of the Pole-Axe
Lesujt a tag16
P. Lek6 - A. Naiditsch
DortmWld 2006
White to play: 34 ?
89

92. Game 32
P. Lek6 - A. Naiditsch
Dortmund 2006
Catalan Opening
1 d4 �f6 2 e4 e6 3 g3 �b4t 4 �d2 e5 5 �xb4
exb4 6 �g2 0-0 7 ffi d6 8 0-0 �e6 9 d5
exd5 10 exd5 �e7 1 1 �h4 !MIb6 12 e4 �g4 13
tMlb3 a5 14 h3 a4 1 5 !MId3 �d7 16 He 1 Hfe8 17
ffi �g6 18 �bd2 a3 19 Hab 1 �a4 20 !MId4
!MIxd4 2 1 �d4 �e2 22 Hbe1 �d3 23 Hxe8t
Hxe8 24 bxa3 bxa3 25 f4 h5 26 He3 �a6 27
wf2 h4 28 �f3 Het 29 e5 dxe5 30 fxe5 �d7
3 1 e6 fxe6 32 dxe6 �e5 33 e7 He8 34 �h5!
1 - 0
90

93. Game 33
His Majesty's Throne is Tottering
Inog a tr6nus ofelsege alatt
V. Ivanchuk - P. Lek6
Monte Carlo 2001
Black to play: 34. . . ?
91

94. Game 33
v. Ivanchuk - P. Lek6·
Monte Carlo 200 1
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 �f3 �c6 3 d4 cxd4 4 �xd4 'ff6 5
�3 e5 6 fldb5 d6 7 �g5 a6 8 �a3 b5 9 �xf6
gxf6 10 �d5 f5 1 1 c3 �g7 1 2 exf5 �f5 13
fr2 �e6 14 g3 0-0 15 �g2 f5 16 0-0 a5 17
He l Hc8 1 8 �3 �a7 19 �d2 e4 20 Hadl �e5
2 1 �c2 wh8 22 �6 �e8 23 �ce3 �c6 24 a3
�g6 25 �4 �f7 26 Hd2 Hb8 27 Hedl �xd5
28 Hxd5 �e7 29 H5d2 Hg8 30 wh1 Hg6 3 1 f4
exf3 32 �f3 �g7 33 �5 ·HfS 34 �g2 �xg3!
35 �f3 �h6 36 �fl Hfg8 37 �d3 �f4 38 �xf5
�f5 39 �5 �d2 40 �g6 �xg6 4 1 �d5
�e3
0 - 1
92

95. Game 34
Large Diagonal
Nagyatl6
T. Luther - P. Lek6
Essen 2002
Black to play: 24. . . ?
93

96. Game 34
T. Luther - P. Lek6
Essen 2002
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 4Jf3 4Jc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 4Jxd4 4Jf6 5
4Jc3 e5 6 4Jdb5 d6 7 �g5 a6 8 4Ja3 b5 9 �xf6
gxf6 10 4Jd5 f5 1 1 �b5 axb5 1 2 fub5 Ha4
13 b4 Hxb4 14 4Jbc7t wd7 15 0-0 Hg8! 16
g3 ! ?N Hb7! 17 Wh5 Wg5 ! 18 Wxf7t �e7 19
4Jxe7 4Jxe7 20 4Je6 Wg6 2 1 4JfSt HxfS 22
WxfS fxe4 23 Hfb1 Hc7 24 a4 e3! 25 fxe3
We4
0 - 1
94

97. Game 35
White Is Outwitted
Vilagosnak tUljamak az eszen
A. Shirov - P. Lek6
Dortmund 2002
Black to play: 30. . . ?
95

98. Game 35
A. Shirov - P. Lek6
Dortmund 2002
Sicilian Defence
I e4 c5 2 flf3 flc6 3 �b5 g6 4 �c6 dxc6 5
d3 �g7 6 h3 flf6 7 flc3 0-0 8 �e3 b6 9IM'd2
e5 10 �h6 IM'd6 11 0-0-0 a5 12 �xg7 wxg7
13 g4 a4 14 fle2 b5 15 flg3 b4 16 IM'g5 He8
1 7 fl<i2 a3 1 8 bxa3? h6 191M'e3 �e6 20 flb3?!
Hxa3 ! 21IM'xc5IM'b8! 22 wb2 fld7 23IM'e3 flb6
24 Hal c5 ! -+ 25 wc l c4 26 dxc4 flxc4 27
lM'e l IM'a7 28IM'xb4IM'xf2 29 flf5t gxf5 30 gxf5
Hc8! 3 1 fxe6 fle3 ! [32 wb2 IM'xc2t 33 wxa3
Ha8t 34 lM'a4 (34 fla5 fr4t) 34...lM'c3! 35
IDzglt wh7 361M'xa8 fr2t 37 wa4lM'b4#}
0 -1
96

99. Game 36
Pete Stands No Funny Business
Petivel nem lehet packami
J. Polgar - P. Lek6
Budapest 2003
Black to play: 34. . . ?
97

100. Game 36
J. Polgar - P. Lek6
Budapest 2003
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 flf3 flc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 flxd4 flf6 5
flc3 e5 6 fldb5 d6 7 �g5 a6 8 fla3 b5 9 �xf6
gxf6 1 0 fld5 f5 11 �d3 �e6 1 2 iJNh5 Hg8 13
g3 Hg5 14iJNdl �xd5 15 exd5 fle7 16 flxb5 ! ?
Wb6 1 7 fla3 ! iJNxb2 18 flc4iJNc3t 1 9 wfl Hd8
20 Hb l e4 2 1 �e2? f4! 22 Hb3 iJNf6 23 gxf4
iJNxf4 ! ? 24 fle3 �g7 25 �xa6 flf5 ! � 26 flg2
iJNe5 27 h4 Hg6 28 Hhh3 wf8+ 29 Wb I ! ? �f6
30 h5? Hg8+ 3 1 �e2? fld4 32 Hbe3 �g5 33
Wb6 He8 34 Heg3 f5!-+ 35 flh4?! flxe2 36
Wxe2 f4 37 Hb3 f3t 38 wfl iJNxd5 39 tfJxf3
iJNc4t 40 Hd3 exd3 4 1 iJNxd6t �e7 42 iJNh6t
Hg7 43 Hg3 dxc2t 44 wg2iJNc3
0-1
98

101. Game 37
The Decisive Breakthrough
A donto attores
s. Karjakin - P. Lek6
Dortmund 2004
Black to play: 31. . . ?
99

102. Game 37
S. Karjakin - P. Lek6
Dortmund 2004
Sicilian Dejimce
1 e4 c5 2 flf3 flc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 flxd4 flf6 5
flc3 e5 6 fldb5 d6 7 �g5 a6 8 �xf6 gxf6 9
fla3 b5 1 0 fld5 f5 11 �d3 �e6 12 0-0 �xd5
13 exd5 fle7 14 Wlh5 e4 15 �e2 �g7 16 c3
0-0 17 �c2 �c8 18 fle3 f4 19 flf5 �e8 20 a4
flg6 2 1 axb5 axb5 22 �xb5 �e5 23 Wlh3 �b8!
24 c4 Wlf6 25 flxg7 wxg7 26 �a7 �f8 27 �d7
�g5 28 b4 Wld4 29 c5 dxc5 30 b5 f3 31 g3
e3!-+ 32 fxe3 Wlxe3t 33 wh l Wle2 34 �fal
�xd5 35 WIn �d2 36 WIg I fle5 37 �h3 fld3 38
�n flf2t 39 �xf2 Wlxf2 40 Wlxf2 �xf2 41 wg I
�2 42 �n Hd8 43 �a3 f2t 44 wg2 �dl 45
�f3 �dd2 46 �f4 �d4 47 �f3 �d I 48 b6
�xb6 49 wxf2 �c1
0-1
100

103. Game 38
Tactic is the Salt of Chess
A taktika a sakkjatek sava-borsa
V. Anand - P. Lek6
Wijk aan Zee 2005
Black to play: 26. . . ?
101

104. Game 38
V. Anand - P. Lek6
Wijk aan Zee 2005
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 flf3 flc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 flxd4 flf6 5
flc3 e5 6 fldb5 d6 7 �g5 a6 8 fla3 b5 9 �xf6
gxf6 10 fld5 f5 1 1 c3 �g7 12 exf5 �xf5 13
flc2 0-0 14 flce3 �e6 15 �d3 f5 16 0-0 Ha7
17 a4 fle7 18 flxe7t Hxe7 1 9 axb5 axb5 20
�b5 d5 21 Ha6 f4 22 flc2 �c8 23 Has tMld6
24 flb4 �b7 25 Ha7 d4 26 �a6 �xg2! 27
�c4t wh8 28 Ha6 tMlc5 29 Wxg2 f3t 30 whl
tMlxc4 3 1 Hc6 tMlb5 32 Hd6 e4 33 Hxd4 �xd4
34 tMlxd4t tMle5 35 tMlxe5t Hxe5 36 flc2 Hb8
37 fle3 Hc5 38 h3 Hxb2 39 c4 Hg5 40 wh2
wg8 4 1 h4 Hg6 42 wh3 wil 43 flf5 Hc2 44
fle3 Hd2 45 c5 we6 46 c6 Hg8 47 c7 Hc8 48
wg3 Hxc7 49 wf4 Hd4 50 Hal Hilt 5 1 wg3
Hd8 52 Ha6t we5 53 flg4t wd5 54 flf6t Hxf6
55 Hxf6 we5 56 Hh6 Hg8t 57 wh3 e3
0-1
102

105. Game 39
Knight Fork is an Ugly Motif
A sakk-sekk csfulya motivum
V. Topalov - P. Lek6
Monte Carlo 2006
Black to play: 26. . . ?
103

106. Game 39
V. Topalov - P. Lek6
Monte Carlo 2006
Sicilian Defence
1 e4 c5 2 flf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 flxd4 flf6 5 flc3
a6 6 �e3 e5 7 flb3 �e6 8 Wd2 flbd7 9 0-0-0
b5 10 f4 �c8 1 1 wbl Wc7 1 2 h3 h5 1 3 �d3 h4
14 fld5 �xd5 15 exd5 e4 16 �e l �e7 17
�e2 flb6 18 �g4 flc4 19 Wf2 flxg4 20 hxg4
h3 2 1 �d4 h2 22 c3 Wb7 23 We2 wfS 24 g5
a5 25 Wxe4 a4 26 flc l �xg5! 27 g3 �f6 28
�f6 gxf6 29 fld3 Wd7 30 Wg2 Wh3 3 1 Wxh3
�xh3 32 �1 �e8 33 flf2 �xg3 34 �xh2 �e2
35 flg4 �xh2 36 flxh2 �g2 37 ffi �xb2t 38
wal a3 39 fld4 fle3 40 �b l �f2 41 �xb5
�xf4 42 � 1 �f2 43 �c1 f5 44 flb5 flc4 45
fld4 f4 46 flf5 fle3
0 - 1
104

107. Game 40
Superior Force
Tulero
V. Kramnik - P. Leko
Brissago 2004
Black to play: 26. . . ?
105

108. Game 40
V. Kramnik - P. Lek6
Brissago 2004
Ruy Lopez
1 e4 e5 2 flfJ flc6 3 �b5 a6 4 �a4 flf6 5 0-0
�e7 6 He1 b5 7 �b3 0-0 8 c3 d5 9 exd5 flxd5
1 0 fue5 flxe5 ]1 Hxe5 c6 12 d4 �d6 1 3 He1
Wh4 14 g3 tWh3 15 He4 g5 16 tWfl ! ? tWh5 17
fld2 �f5 1 8 fJ flf6 19 He1 Hae8 20 Hxe8
Hxe8 2 1 a4! ? tWg6! 22 axb5 �d3 23 tWf2? He2
24 tWxe2 �e2 25 bxa6 tWd3 ! ! 26 wf2 �xf3!
27 fufJ fle4t 28 we l flxc3 ! 29 bxc3 tWxc3t
30 wf2 tWxal 3 1 a7?! h6 32 h4 g4
0 -1
106

109. Game 41
An Infantryman Dashes Forward
Egy baka nekil6dul
V. Topalov - P. Lek6
Wien 1 996
Black to play: 15. . . ?
107

110. Game 4 1
V. Topalov - P. Lek6
Wien 1996
Caro-Kann Defence
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4 f)f6 5 tfJc3
f)c6 6 �g5 �e6 7 a3 �d7 8 �xf6 gxf6 9 g3?!
O-O-O! 10 �g2 �g4 11 f3 �e6 12 c5 �f5 ! 13
b4 e5 14 f)ge2 �e6!+ 15 dxe5 d4! 16 f)e4 d3
17 f)f4 d2t ! 1 8 wf2 �c4! !-+ 19 �h3 �xh3 20
f)x.h3 �d4t 2 1 wg2 f)xe5 22 �3 f)c4 23
mtdl f5 24 f)eg5 Hd7! 25 f4 �g7! 26 tfJf2
�d5t 27 ffi �xal 28 Hxal He8
0 - 1
1 08

111. Game 42
Exploiting the Pin
A kotes kihasznaIasa
N. Short - P. Lek6
Sarajevo 1999
Black to play: 35. . . ?
109

112. Game 42
N. Short - P. Lek6
Sarajevo 1999
Caro-Kann Defence
1 e4 c6 2 �3 d5 3 d3 !? g6?! 4 g3 �g7 5 �g2
�6?! 6 e5 ! �g4 7 f4 f6!? 8 �f3 fxe5?! 9 h3
�6 1 0 fxe5 W!? 1 1 'We2 e6 12 h4 h6 13
d4± Hg8 14 �e3 b6 15 0-0-0 �a6 16 'Wd2
'We7 17 �e2 �d7 1 8 �f4 �fS 19 'Wc3 wd7 20
�h3 Hc8! 2 1 Hd2 Hc7 22 Hf2 wc8 23 a3 !?
wb8 24 1JNb4 'We8! 25 �2 �d8! 26 �f1 ! �xf1
27 Hhxfl �b7 28 �3 �d7 29 wbl HfS 30 c4!
Hxf2 3 1 Hxf2 g5 !? 32 hxg5 'Wg6 33 'Wb3 !
c5?! 34 gxh6 �xh6 35 �xh6 cxd4! 36 HfSt
�fS 37 �xfS �a5 38 'Wc2 �xc4!= 39 �xc4
Hxc4 40 �d6t was 41 1JNb3 'Wxg3 42 wa2 'We3
43 a4 'Wd2 44 �b411 [44 'Wb5! 'Wxd3 45 'We8t
(45. a5? 'Wc2-+) 45. . . wb 7 46 'Wd7t was
(46...wa6? 47.�b8+-) 47 'We8t=1 44...Hc3 !
0 - 1
110

113. Game 43
Deadly Chase
HalaIos hajsza
V. Kramnik - P. Lek6
Tilburg 1998
Black to play: 41. . . ?
1 11

114. Game 43
V. Kramnik - P. Lek6
Tilburg 1995
King s Indian Defence
1 d4 �6 2 c4 g6 3 f3 e5 4 dxe5 flh5 5 flh3
flc6 6 �g5 �e7 7 �xe7 'Wxe7 S flc3 'Wxe5 9 g4
flg7 10 f4 'We7 1 1 fld5 'WdS 12 'Wd3 0-0 13
'Wc3 fles 14 g5 fle7 15 �6t flxf6 16 gxf6
flf5 17 e4 HeS IS flg5 c5 19 0-0-0 fld4 20
e5 d6 2 1 ffi �g4 22 flxd4 �d1 23 flb5
dxe5 24 fxe5 �a4 25 fld6 He6 26 �g2 Hxd6
27 exd6 'Wxd6 2S �b7 HeS 29 b3 'Wf4t 30
wb2 He3 3 1 Hdl h5 32 'Wa5 He2t 33 wa3 'Wf2
34 'WdSt �eS 35 Hd2! Hxd2 36 'WxeSt wh7
37 'Wxfit wh6 3S wa4 Hxa2t 39 wb5 'We3 40
�d5 'Wxb3t 4 1 wc6 Ha6t! 42 wd7 'Wh3t! 43
�e6 'Wd3t 44 weS 'Wd6 45 'We7 'Wxe6 (46 f7
'Wc8t 47 'Wd8 He6t 48 wj8 'Wxd8#)
0 -1
112

115. Game 44
Black Wins in 1vo Moves
Sotet ket lepesben nyer
L. Ljubojevic - P. Lek6
Monte Carlo 2003
Blqck to play: 34. . . ?
1 13

116. Game 44
L. Ljubojevie - P. Lek6
Monte Carlo 2003
Queen S Indian Defence
1 e4 e5 2 �fl �f6 3 �e3 e6 4 g3 b6 5 �g2
�b7 6 0-0 �e7 7 He l d5 8 exd5 exd5 9 d4
0-0 10 �4 �bd7 1 1 dxe5 �e5 12. �d4 �e4
13 fue4 dxe4 14 @a4 �f6 15 Hedl @e8 16
tlYxe8 Hfxe8 17 �b5 He7 18 a3 e3 19 fl a5 20
�d6 �d6 21 Hxd6 �a6 22 �3 Hb8 23 f4
�e4 24 Hadl h6 2S � b5 26 Hld4 He7 27
wg2 b4 28 �e4 �xe4 29 Hxe4 �e6 30 Hxe3
He2 31 axb4 axb4 32 b3 He3 33 Hxe3 bxe3
34 He6 He8! 35 Hxe8t �e8 36 �e4 �b7
0 - 1
1 1 4

117. Game 45
Beautiful and Strong
Szcp cs eras
F. Vallejo-Pons - P. Lek6
Morelia 2006
Black to play: 21. . . ?
1 15

118. Game 45
F. Vallejo-Pons - P. Lek6
Morelia 2006
Nimzo-Indian Defence
1 d4 ff6 2 e4 e6 3 �e3 �b4 4 lM'e2 0-0 5 e4
d5 6 e5 �e4 7 a3 �e3t 8 bxe3 e5 9 �d3 lM'a5
10 �e2 exd4 1 1 exd5 exd5 1 2 f3 �e3 13
�d4 �e4t 14 we2 ·f5 15 �e3 �6 16 �xe6
bxe6 17 IDlel Hb8 18 wdl Hd8 19 �d4 �e6
20 Hab1 Hxb1 21 Hxb1 c5! 22 Hb5 lM'xa3 23
�b2 lM'a2 24 �e2 �d7 25 fxe4 �b5 26 �xb5
Hb8 27 �e6 lM'xb2 28 �d5t wh8 29 lM'xb2
Hxb2 30 exf5 Hb4 3 1 we2 Hd4 32 �f7 He4 33
e6 h5 34 �xh5 wg8 35 g4 wfS 36 g5 we7 37
h3 a5 38 �g4 a4 39 f6t gxf6 40 g6 wfS
0 - 1
116

119. Game 46
Time to Resign
Lehet foladni
z. I1incic - P. Lek6
Belgrade 1996
Black to play: 40. . . ?
117

120. Game 46
Z. llincic - P. Lek6
Belgrade 1996
Grunfeld Defence
1 d4 t£lf6 2 c4 g6 3 g3 c6 4 �g2 d5 5 cxd5
cxd5 6 ffi �g7 7 0-0 0-0 8 t£lc3 e6 9 t£le5
t£lfd7 10 f4 t£lc6 1 1 �e3 f6 12 t£ld3 t£lb6 13 �f2
f5 14 t£l�5
"
�d7 15 a4!? a5 16 tMib3 t£lb4 17
Hfcl tMie7! 1 8 t£lb5 Hfc8 19 Hc5 ! �fS 20 g4!?
fxg4! 2 1 Hacl? �c6!+ 22 H5c3 �g7! 23
t£lxg4 HfS 24 e3 t£lc4! 25 t£la3?! t£ld2!-+ 26
tMidl t£le4 27 �e4 dxe4 28 Hb l g5 ! 29 �g3
t£ld5 30 t£lc4 gxf4 3 1 �xf4 t£lxf4! 32 exf4
Hxf4 33 Hg3 HafS 34 t£lce5 wh8 35 Hc l tMid6!
36 tMid2 e3 37 tMixe3 Hxd4 38 Hfl Hdl 39 t£lf3
Hxflt 40 wxfl tMixg3! (41 hxg3 fuj3t 42
tMi:x;t3 �f3-+)
0-1
118

121. Game 47
Knights at their Best
Huszarok csucsfonnilban
J. Lautier - P. Lek6
Tilburg 1997
Black to play: 31... ?
1 19

122. Game 47
J. Lautier - P. Lek6
Tilburg 1997
Griinfeld Defence
I d4 ff6 2 ffi g6 3 e4 �g7 4 �3 d5 5 !Wb3
dxe4 6 !Wxe4 0-0 7 e4 a6 8 !Wb3 b5 9 e5 �fd7
10 h4 e5 1 1 e6 fxe6?1 12 h5 ! exd4 13 hxg6
�5 14 !We21? Hxf3 ! 15 gxh7t wh8 16 gxf3
d3 ! 1 7 !Wdl �e6 18 �h6? �xh6 19 Hxh6
�b7«) 20 �g2 �e5 2 1 Hh3 !Wd4 22 Hg3? �e4!
23 wfl HfS 24 wgl Hf4! 25 !Wel e5 26 �dl
Wxh7 27 Hb l �e8! 28 �e3 d2 29 !We2t !Wd3 !­
+ 30 !Wxd3t �xd3 3 1 �fl �c1! 32 �e4 bxe4
33 Hg5? ! �f5 34 Hal Hxf3 35 �I �e2 36
wg2 �xdl 37 Hh5t wg6
0 -1
120

123. Game 48
To Give Mate is Delectable
A mattadits gyonyorkodtet
A. Shirov - P. Lek6
Dortmund 1998
Black to play: 30. . . ?
121

124. Game 48
A. Shirov - P. Lek6
Dortmund 1998
Griinfeld Defence
1 d4 ff6 2 c4 g6 3 fr3 d5 4 cxd5 flxd5 5 e4
flxc3 6 bxc3 rJig7 7 flf3 c5 8 Hb 1 0-0 9 rJie2
cxd4 ] 0 cxd41M'a5t 1 ] rJid2IM'xa2 12 0-0 fld7
13 rJib4 flb6 ]4 fle5 f6 15 fld3 lM'il 16 d5 f5
17 flc5 fxe4! 1 8 d6 Hd8! 19 flxe4 rJif5 20
rJid3 rJixe4 2 1 {jJxe4 exd6 22 f4 d5 23 rJic2 flc4
24 Hb3 a5 25 rJia3 d4! 26 f5 fle3 27 1M'f3 Hd7
28 1M'h3 d3 ! 29 rJixd3 flxfl 30 fxg6 rJid4t! 3 ]
whl lM'f2 (32 rJic4t wh8-+)
0 - 1
122

125. Game 49
The Ballad of the Stray King
Az elbitangolt kinily balladaja
G. Kasparov - P. Lek6
Frankfurt 2000
Black to play: 47. . . ?
123

126. Game 49
G. Kasparov - P. Lek6
Frankfurt 2000
King s Indian Defence
1 d4 4)[6 2 ffi g6 3 c4 �g7 4 �c3 d5 5 �b3
dxc4 6 �xc4 0-0 7 e4 a6 8 �3 c5 9 dxc5
�a5 10 �6 �xb6 1 1 cxb6 �bd7 12 �e2
�b6 13 �e3 �bd7 14 �d4 �c5 15 f3 e5 16
�6 bxc6 17 �xc5 �d8 18 wf2 �e6 19 �hdl
�d7 20 �e3 �f8 2 1 �d2 f5 22 �adl �e7 23
g3 wf7 24 b3 a5 25 �c2 �f6 26 �xd8 �xd8
27 exf5 gxf5 28 �a4 �d5 29 �b6 �a8 30 �c5
�7 3 1 �xe7 wxe7 32 we3 wd6 33 �d3 f4t
34 gxf4 exf4t 35 wxf4 �f8t 36 wg5 �e5 37
�7 �xf3t 38 wh6 �f4 39 �e2 �h4t 40 wg7
�2 4 1 �c3 �f3 42 �e4t r1lc7 43 �f6 �d4
44 �xd5t cxd5 45 �d2 wd6 46 �d3 �e6t 47
wf6 �f4t!
0 - 1
124

127. Game 50
In a Tight Corner
Szorul a kapca
J. Timman - P. Leko
Wijk aan Zee 2004
Black to play: 47. . . ?
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128. Game 50
J. Timman - P. Lek6
Wijk aan Zee 2004
English Opening
1 f)f3 c5 2 b3 f)f6 3 �b2 e6 4 g3 b6 5 �g2
�b7 6 c4 �e7 7 0-0 d6 8 f)c3 0-0 9 e3 f)bd7
10 We2 a6 1 1 Hfdl Wc7 12 Hac 1 f)e4 13 f)xe4
�e4 14 d3 �c6 15 d4 �e4 16 f)e l �xg2 17
£Jxg2 Had8 18 d5 e5?! 19 e4 Hde8 20 Hfl
Wd8 2 1 Hce 1 �f6 22 f)e3 g6 23 Wc2 h5 24
whl We7 25 �c3 �g7 26 f)g2! ? b5 27 f4 exf4
28 gxf4 bxc4 29 �g7 c;!;>xg7 30 bxc4 f)f6 3 1
e5 f)g4 32 e6? f)h6! 33 Hg l ? ! Wf6 34 We4
wh7! 35 f)e3?! fxe6 36 dxe6 Wxe6 37 Wb7t
Hf7 38 Wg2 We4 39 f)d5 Wxg2t 40 wxg2 Hb8
4 1 He2?! f)f5 42 wh3 f)d4 43 Heg2 f)f3 44
Hfl g5 ! 45 Hgf2 g4t 46 wg3 He8 47 h3 h4t!
48 wg2 f)elt 49 wg l g3-+ 50 Hd2 Hf5 5 1
f)c7 �e3 52 Hxd6 ffi t 53 whl f)d4 54 Hd7t
wg6 55 f)d5 He2 56 wg 1 Hh2 57 f)c3 Hc2 58
f)d5 Hh2 59 f)c3 Hf7! 60 f5t Hxf5
0 - 1
126

129. Index of Opponents
Numbers refer to games. A bold number indicates
that Lek6 was White .
Adams 13, 17, 22
Anand 3 8
Beliavsky 14
Bologan 28
Bruzon 18
Carlsen 31
Comp FritzIPrimergy 6
Gelfand 11, 29
Ghaem Maghami 7
Grischuk 23
Ilincic 46
Ivanchuk 33
Kamsky 20
Katjakin 37
Karpov 30
Kasimdzhanov 8, 15
Kasparov 49
Khalifillan 24
Kharlov 27
Kramnik 1, 40, 43
Lautier 47
Lj ubojevic 44
Luther 34
Morozevich 16
Naiditsch 32
Nikolic 25
Piket 4
Pinter 12
Polgar, Ju 9, 36
Radjabov 10, 26
Shirov 35, 48
Short 19, 42
Smirin 3
Sokolov 21
Timman 5 0
Topalov 39, 4 1
Tratar 2
Vallejo-Pons 45
Van Wely 5
127

130. Index of Openings
Numbers refer to games. A bold number indi­
cates that Lek6 was White.
Caro-Kann Defence 27, 28, 41, 42
Catalan Opening 32
English Opening 50
French Defence 24-26
Griinfeld Defence 46-49
King's Indian Defence 43
Nimzo-Indian Defence 45
Petroff Defence 22-23
Queen's Gambit 29
Queen's Indian Defence 30-31, 44
Ruy Lopez 12-21, 40
Sicilian Defence 1-11, 33-39
128

131. Symbols used
1" Check
, tt Double check
# Checkmate
Good move
! ! Excellent move
? Bad move
?? Blunder
! ? Interesting move
?! Dubious move
t White stands slightly better
=+= Black stands slightly better
+- Winning advantage for White
-+ Winning advantage for Black
± White has the upper hand
=+= Black has the upper hand
0() An unclear position
co with compensation
1-0 White wins
0-1 Black wins
129

132. Already available volumes of The Chess
Greats o/the World:
130
Judit Polgar
Bobby Fischer
Paul Morphy
Capablanca
Veselin Topalov
Kasparov
Korchnoi
Kramnik
Further volumes coming out soon:
Alekhine
Mikhail Tal

133. Other titles in CAISSA
CHESS BOOKS :
A/tila Schneider:
Open Games
Semi-Open Games
The Art of Giving Mate
Chess Cafe
Queen's Pawn Opening - Pseudo­
Benoni (in co-authorship with 1: Erdelyi)
The Complete Dragon - Yugoslav
Attack
The Complete Sicilian I-U ,
Andras Meszaros:
Traps in the Opening
Dr. Emil Gelenczei:
The Little Book of Chess Blindness
J6zsejPalk6vi:
Two Knights' Defence
Sandor Videki:
The Pirc Defence
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