Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Botvinnik Memorial · 2011 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Botvinnik Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5
Date 2011.09.03
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/5pp1/p1P1r2p/1p3NqP/1P2Bb2/P1PP1P1r/6Q1/R3RK2 b - - 7 38

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 Nb8
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nf1 Re8
  13. 13.Ne3 h6
  14. 14.Ba2 Bf8
  15. 15.Nh2 Nc5
  16. 16.Nhg4 Nxg4
  17. 17.Qxg4 Ne6
  18. 18.h4 Bc8
  19. 19.h5 c6
  20. 20.Nf5 Kh8
  21. 21.Be3 d5
  22. 22.Qf3 Ng5
  23. 23.Bxg5 Qxg5
  24. 24.Ne3 Re6
  25. 25.exd5 Rf6
  26. 26.Qe2 Bh3
  27. 27.dxc6 Rd8
  28. 28.b4 Rd4
  29. 29.c3 Rdf4
  30. 30.Bd5 Bd6
  31. 31.f3 e4
  32. 32.Bxe4 Rh4
  33. 33.Kf1 Bf4
  34. 34.gxh3 Rxh3
  35. 35.Qg2 Rg3
  36. 36.Qf2 Re6
  37. 37.Nf5 Rh3
  38. 38.Qg2

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