Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 9.2
Date 2016.03.21
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k2r1/1p3K2/pP1R4/8/8/8/8 b - - 1 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O d6
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Na3 Ne7
  9. 9.Nc2 Ng6
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Bxa7 Rxa7
  12. 12.Ne3 Ng4
  13. 13.Qd2 a5
  14. 14.d4 Ra8
  15. 15.dxe5 N4xe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Bb3 Nd7
  18. 18.Bc2 Re8
  19. 19.f3 b6
  20. 20.Rfd1 Nc5
  21. 21.b4 Nd7
  22. 22.Bb3 Nf6
  23. 23.Qd4 Qe7
  24. 24.Nd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Bxd5 Ra7
  26. 26.b5 Bb7
  27. 27.c4 Qe5
  28. 28.Rac1 Qxd4+
  29. 29.Rxd4 Kf8
  30. 30.Kf2 Ke7
  31. 31.f4 f6
  32. 32.Rc3 Kd7
  33. 33.Rh3 h6
  34. 34.Rg3 Re7
  35. 35.Rg6 Bxd5
  36. 36.cxd5 Ra8
  37. 37.Kf3 Rae8
  38. 38.Kg4 Rxe4
  39. 39.Rxg7+ Kc8
  40. 40.Rd2 Kb8
  41. 41.Rc2 Rc8
  42. 42.Ra2 Rd4
  43. 43.Kf5 Rxd5+
  44. 44.Kxf6 Rf8+
  45. 45.Rf7 Rxf7+
  46. 46.Kxf7 Rf5+
  47. 47.Kg6 Rxf4
  48. 48.g3 Rc4
  49. 49.Kxh6 d5
  50. 50.Kh5 d4
  51. 51.g4 d3
  52. 52.h4 Rd4
  53. 53.Rd2 Kc8
  54. 54.g5 Kd7
  55. 55.Kg6 Rxh4
  56. 56.Rxd3+ Ke8
  57. 57.Ra3 Rc4
  58. 58.Kg7 Kd7
  59. 59.g6 c6
  60. 60.Kf6 cxb5
  61. 61.g7 Rg4
  62. 62.axb5 Rg1
  63. 63.Rd3+ Ke8
  64. 64.Re3+ Kd7
  65. 65.Re5 Rxg7
  66. 66.Rd5+

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