Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

5th Zurich Opening Blitz · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event 5th Zurich Opening Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.3
Date 2016.02.12
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/R7/1pB5/4nn2/2pr4/6P1/PP3K2/8 w - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.g3 Re8
  11. 11.Nc3 Be6
  12. 12.Ne2 Bd6
  13. 13.c3 f6
  14. 14.Bf4 g5
  15. 15.Bxd6 Nxd6
  16. 16.Nc1 Qd7
  17. 17.Bg2 Ne7
  18. 18.Nd3 b6
  19. 19.h4 h6
  20. 20.hxg5 hxg5
  21. 21.Nxg5 fxg5
  22. 22.Ne5 Qd8
  23. 23.Qh5 Nef5
  24. 24.Ng4 Ng7
  25. 25.Qh3 Bxg4
  26. 26.Qxg4 Rxe1+
  27. 27.Rxe1 c6
  28. 28.f4 Nf7
  29. 29.c4 dxc4
  30. 30.fxg5 Qxg5
  31. 31.Qxg5 Nxg5
  32. 32.Bxc6 Rd8
  33. 33.Re5 Nf7
  34. 34.Re7 Rxd4
  35. 35.Rxa7 Nf5
  36. 36.Kf2 Ne5

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