Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Amber Blindfold · 2006 · Philidor Defense · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 10
Date 2006.03.29
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4k3/KPP5/8/6R1/4r1p1/8 b - - 2 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Be7
  6. 6.g3 d5
  7. 7.e5 Ng4
  8. 8.Bg2 Nxe5
  9. 9.Qe2 Nbc6
  10. 10.Nxc6 Nxc6
  11. 11.Nxd5 Be6
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Rd1 Bd6
  14. 14.Bf4 Re8
  15. 15.Ne3 Qe7
  16. 16.Bxd6 cxd6
  17. 17.Rd2 Rad8
  18. 18.Rad1 Qc7
  19. 19.c4 Qb6
  20. 20.b3 Qb4
  21. 21.Qd3 Qc5
  22. 22.Qb1 Rd7
  23. 23.Qb2 a5
  24. 24.h3 h6
  25. 25.Nd5 Ne5
  26. 26.Nf4 Bf5
  27. 27.Rd5 Qc7
  28. 28.Rb5 Qd8
  29. 29.Qd4 Bc2
  30. 30.Rc1 Nc6
  31. 31.Qb6 Qxb6
  32. 32.Rxb6 Be4
  33. 33.Re1 Rde7
  34. 34.Rxe4 Rxe4
  35. 35.Bxe4 Rxe4
  36. 36.Rxb7 Nb4
  37. 37.Rb5 Nxa2
  38. 38.Rxa5 Nc1
  39. 39.Rb5 g5
  40. 40.Ng2 Re2
  41. 41.Ne3 Nd3
  42. 42.Ng4 Kg7
  43. 43.Rd5 Nc5
  44. 44.Rxd6 Ne4
  45. 45.Rd5 h5
  46. 46.Ne3 Kg6
  47. 47.Nd1 g4
  48. 48.hxg4 hxg4
  49. 49.Kf1 Rc2
  50. 50.Ke1 Rc1
  51. 51.Ke2 Rb1
  52. 52.Kd3 f5
  53. 53.Kc2 Ra1
  54. 54.Kb2 Ra7
  55. 55.b4 Rf7
  56. 56.b5 f4
  57. 57.gxf4 Rxf4
  58. 58.Rd4 Kf5
  59. 59.Ka3 Ke5
  60. 60.Rd5+ Ke6
  61. 61.Kb4 Nd6
  62. 62.Rc5 Rf3
  63. 63.Rc6 Kd7
  64. 64.Nc3 Rf4
  65. 65.Nd5 Rxf2
  66. 66.Nb6+ Ke7
  67. 67.Nc8+ Nxc8
  68. 68.Rxc8 Kf7
  69. 69.Rd8 g3
  70. 70.Rd3 g2
  71. 71.Rg3 Re2
  72. 72.c5 Ke6
  73. 73.Ka5

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