Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

XXVI SuperGM · 2009 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event XXVI SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 2
Date 2009.02.20
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6B1/8/1p1k4/ppn1b3/8/4B3/2K5 w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bd6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qc2 Bb7
  11. 11.a3 a6
  12. 12.Ng5 Bxh2+
  13. 13.Kxh2 Ng4+
  14. 14.Kg1 Qxg5
  15. 15.f3 Ngf6
  16. 16.e4 Qh4
  17. 17.Be3 e5
  18. 18.Ne2 Nh5
  19. 19.Qd2 h6
  20. 20.Rfd1 Rae8
  21. 21.Bc2 Re6
  22. 22.Bf2 Qe7
  23. 23.g4 Rg6
  24. 24.Kf1 Nhf6
  25. 25.Ng3 Nxg4
  26. 26.fxg4 Qh4
  27. 27.Nf5 Qxg4
  28. 28.Qc3 Re8
  29. 29.Qg3 Qh5
  30. 30.Qh4 Qf3
  31. 31.Rd3 Qg2+
  32. 32.Ke2 exd4
  33. 33.Rg3 Rxg3
  34. 34.Qxg3 Rxe4+
  35. 35.Kd2 Rg4
  36. 36.Qxg2 Rxg2
  37. 37.Ke2 c5
  38. 38.Rg1 Ne5
  39. 39.Rxg2 Bxg2
  40. 40.Kd2 h5
  41. 41.b4 Nc4+
  42. 42.Kc1 Nxa3
  43. 43.Bd1 cxb4
  44. 44.Bxh5 g6
  45. 45.Ne7+ Kf8
  46. 46.Nxg6+ fxg6
  47. 47.Bxg6 Ke7
  48. 48.Bxd4 Kd6
  49. 49.Bd3 Nc4
  50. 50.Bg7 a5
  51. 51.Be2 Be4
  52. 52.Bf6 a4
  53. 53.Bg7 Kd5

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