Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Corus A · 2006 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2006.01.15
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/R7/6p1/4kr2/8/7K/8/8 w - - 4 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.a3 Na5
  11. 11.Ba2 c5
  12. 12.Nbd2 Nc6
  13. 13.Nf1 Bc8
  14. 14.Ne3 Be6
  15. 15.Bd5 Bd7
  16. 16.Bb3 Be6
  17. 17.c3 Bxb3
  18. 18.Qxb3 g6
  19. 19.Qa2 a5
  20. 20.a4 b4
  21. 21.Bd2 Qc7
  22. 22.Nh2 Rfd8
  23. 23.Nhg4 Nxg4
  24. 24.Nxg4 Bf8
  25. 25.Re3 Bg7
  26. 26.Rf3 Qe7
  27. 27.Qd5 Rac8
  28. 28.Rd1 Rd7
  29. 29.Ne3 Qe6
  30. 30.Nc4 Rcc7
  31. 31.Bg5 h6
  32. 32.Bf6 Qxd5
  33. 33.exd5 Ne7
  34. 34.Bxe7 Rxe7
  35. 35.Nxa5 bxc3
  36. 36.bxc3 e4
  37. 37.Re3 exd3
  38. 38.Rdxd3 c4
  39. 39.Nxc4 Rxe3
  40. 40.Nxe3 Ra7
  41. 41.g3 Rxa4
  42. 42.Kg2 Bf6
  43. 43.Kf3 Bd8
  44. 44.Rd4 Ra3
  45. 45.Rb4 Bf6
  46. 46.Rb6 Be5
  47. 47.c4 Kg7
  48. 48.g4 Ra1
  49. 49.Ke4 Bh2
  50. 50.Kf3 Ra2
  51. 51.Rb1 Be5
  52. 52.Rd1 Bc3
  53. 53.Rc1 Bd4
  54. 54.Rc2 Ra3
  55. 55.Kg2 Bxe3
  56. 56.fxe3 Rxe3
  57. 57.c5 dxc5
  58. 58.Rxc5 Rd3
  59. 59.h4 Kf6
  60. 60.Rc6+ Ke5
  61. 61.g5 hxg5
  62. 62.hxg5 Rxd5
  63. 63.Rf6 Ke4
  64. 64.Rxf7 Rxg5+
  65. 65.Kh3 Rf5
  66. 66.Ra7 Ke5

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