Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 1.3
Date 2014.03.13
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/5pp1/7p/1p6/1R1B4/1PK2P1P/1n4P1/8 b - - 5 47

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 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nbd2 Qd7
  12. 12.Nxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Rxe5 Nf6
  14. 14.Re1 Rae8
  15. 15.Nf3 Bd6
  16. 16.Be3 Re7
  17. 17.d4 Rfe8
  18. 18.c3 h6
  19. 19.Ne5 Bxe5
  20. 20.dxe5 Rxe5
  21. 21.Qxd7 Nxd7
  22. 22.Red1 Nf6
  23. 23.c4 c6
  24. 24.Rac1 R5e7
  25. 25.a4 bxc4
  26. 26.Bxc4 Nd5
  27. 27.Bc5 Re4
  28. 28.f3 R4e5
  29. 29.Kf2 Bc8
  30. 30.Bf1 R5e6
  31. 31.Rd3 Nf4
  32. 32.Rb3 Rd8
  33. 33.Be3 Nd5
  34. 34.Bd2 Nf6
  35. 35.Ba5 Rde8
  36. 36.Rb6 Re5
  37. 37.Bc3 Nd5
  38. 38.Bxe5 Nxb6
  39. 39.Bd4 Nxa4
  40. 40.Rxc6 Rd8
  41. 41.Rc4 Bd7
  42. 42.b3 Bb5
  43. 43.Rb4 Nb2
  44. 44.Bxb5 axb5
  45. 45.Ke3 Re8+
  46. 46.Kd2 Rd8
  47. 47.Kc3

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