Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.1
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5kp1/2p1bpp1/8/2P4P/3PB3/5KP1/8 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.h3 Nd7
  7. 7.Be3 Bd6
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Nd2 Nf8
  11. 11.Nc4 Ng6
  12. 12.Ne2 a5
  13. 13.b3 a4
  14. 14.Nxd6 cxd6
  15. 15.f4 exf4
  16. 16.Nxf4 d5
  17. 17.Nxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Qf3 Be6
  19. 19.exd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Qf2 axb3
  21. 21.axb3 Rxa1
  22. 22.Rxa1 Qe7
  23. 23.Bd2 f6
  24. 24.Re1 Qd7
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  26. 26.Qe3 Qxe3+
  27. 27.Bxe3 b5
  28. 28.c4 bxc4
  29. 29.bxc4 Be6
  30. 30.Kf2 Kf7
  31. 31.h4

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