Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Saint Louis Rapid 2017 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.5
Date 2017.08.14
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1p4pp/8/PR1nB3/P2Pb1P1/7P/2r5/6K1 w - - 13 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.a4 a5
  7. 7.c3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nb6
  10. 10.Bb5 Bd6
  11. 11.Ne4 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Ng3 Bg6
  14. 14.Re1 Re8
  15. 15.Be3 Kh8
  16. 16.Qb3 Nd7
  17. 17.Bc4 f5
  18. 18.Bg5 Nc5
  19. 19.Bxd8 Nxb3
  20. 20.Bxc7 Nxa1
  21. 21.Bxd6 Rad8
  22. 22.Bc7 Rc8
  23. 23.Nxe5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Bxe5 f4
  25. 25.Bb5 fxg3
  26. 26.Bxe8 Rxe8
  27. 27.d4 gxf2+
  28. 28.Kxf2 Nb3
  29. 29.g4 Kg8
  30. 30.Kg3 Nd2
  31. 31.b4 Ne4+
  32. 32.Kh4 Nxc3
  33. 33.bxa5 Nd5
  34. 34.Rc1 Be4
  35. 35.Rc5 Ne7
  36. 36.Kg3 Rc8
  37. 37.Rb5 Rc3+
  38. 38.Kh2 Rc2+
  39. 39.Kg1 Nd5

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