Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

14th WCh-Rapid Prelim · 2009 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event 14th WCh-Rapid Prelim
Site Mainz GER
Round 1
Date 2009.07.31
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p1rkpp1/2n1pn1p/8/5PPP/8/3B1K2/1R3B2 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bxf3
  6. 6.Qxf3 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb4
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qd1 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 c5
  12. 12.Qb3 cxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Qa5
  14. 14.Rd1 Rac8
  15. 15.Bd2 Nb6
  16. 16.Bf1 Bxc3
  17. 17.Bxc3 Qa4
  18. 18.Bb4 Rfd8
  19. 19.Bc5 h6
  20. 20.Bb5 Qxb3
  21. 21.axb3 Rc7
  22. 22.Be2 Nc8
  23. 23.Bxa7 Rc2
  24. 24.Bc4 Rxb2
  25. 25.Bc5 Ne4
  26. 26.Re1 Ncd6
  27. 27.Ba3 Rd2
  28. 28.Bf1 Rxd4
  29. 29.Bc1 Nd2
  30. 30.Bb2 Rd5
  31. 31.Rad1 Nf5
  32. 32.Be2 Nxb3
  33. 33.Rxd5 Rxd5
  34. 34.Rb1 Nbd4
  35. 35.Bf1 Nc6
  36. 36.Bc3 Rd7
  37. 37.g4 Nfe7
  38. 38.f4 Nd5
  39. 39.Bd2 Kf8
  40. 40.Kf2 Ke7
  41. 41.h4 Nf6

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