Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Zurich CC Rapid 2014 · Benoni Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Zurich CC Rapid 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.2
Date 2014.02.04
Opening Benoni Defense (A56)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1q5k/r3r2p/2Bp1p1P/b2P1Pp1/2N3P1/1K4Q1/1P6/R7 w - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 e5
  4. 4.Nc3 d6
  5. 5.e4 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.g3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Nh5
  9. 9.Qe2 a6
  10. 10.Bd2 g6
  11. 11.Kd1 Kh8
  12. 12.h3 Ndf6
  13. 13.Kc2 Bd7
  14. 14.a4 Qc8
  15. 15.g4 Ng7
  16. 16.Nh2 Ng8
  17. 17.f4 exf4
  18. 18.Bxf4 f6
  19. 19.Nf1 Rf7
  20. 20.Ne3 Qf8
  21. 21.h4 Bd8
  22. 22.Qh2 Bc7
  23. 23.h5 g5
  24. 24.h6 Ne8
  25. 25.Bg3 Ne7
  26. 26.Nf5 Ng6
  27. 27.a5 Ne5
  28. 28.Be2 Bxf5
  29. 29.exf5 Qe7
  30. 30.Be1 Qd8
  31. 31.Ne4 Re7
  32. 32.Qg2 b6
  33. 33.Bc3 b5
  34. 34.cxb5 axb5
  35. 35.Bxb5 Bxa5
  36. 36.Bc6 Raa7
  37. 37.Bxe5 Rxe5
  38. 38.Ra4 Nc7
  39. 39.Rha1 Na6
  40. 40.Nd2 Nb4+
  41. 41.Rxb4 cxb4
  42. 42.Nc4 b3+
  43. 43.Kxb3 Ree7
  44. 44.Qg3 Qb8+

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