Chess

William Hartston
Wednesday 08 October 1997 18:02 EDT
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At 14-and-a-half Peter Leko was the youngest grandmaster ever (a record since reduced to 14 years and one month by Etienne Bacrot). At 19, Leko is now competing against the world's top players in Tilburg. The following game is a good example of his energetic style. For the first 15 moves, White goes straight for his opponent's throat, but after that, Black advances unstoppably.

White: Joel Lautier

Black: Peter Leko

1 d4 Nf6 20 Bg2 Ne5

2 Nf3 g6 21 Rh3 Qd4

3 c4 Bg7 22 Rg3 Nc4

4 Nc3 d5 23 Kf1 Rf8

5 Qb3 dxc4 24 Kg1 Rf4

6 Qxc4 0-0 25 Qc1 e5

7 e4 a6 26 Nd1 Kxh7

8 Qb3 b5 27 Rb1 Bc8

9 e5 Nfd7 28 Ne3 d2

10 h4 c5 29 Qc2+ Qd3

11 e6 fxe6 30 Qxd3+ Nxd3

12 h5 cxd4 31 Bf1 Nc1

13 hxg6 Nc5 32 Bxc4 bxc4

14 Qc2 Rxf3 33 Rg5 Bf5

15 gxh7+ Kh8 34 Ra1 Rxf3

16 gxf3 d3 35 Nd1 Bc2

17 Qd1 Nc6 36 Kg2 Bxd1

18 Bh6 Bxh6 37 Rh5+ Kg6

19 Rxh6 Bb7 White resigned

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