Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.3
Date 2018.08.12
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/ppb4r/6R1/3p2P1/3P1p2/3B1Q2/PP3P2/4RK1q w - - 3 40

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 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Bc7
  13. 13.Nf5 d5
  14. 14.Ne7+ Kh8
  15. 15.Nxc8 Rxc8
  16. 16.d3 Qf6
  17. 17.Qg4 Bb6
  18. 18.Qf4 Qd8
  19. 19.c3 Nc7
  20. 20.d4 Ne6
  21. 21.Qf3 Ng5
  22. 22.Bxg5 Qxg5
  23. 23.Re5 Qd8
  24. 24.Rae1 Kg8
  25. 25.g3 Rc7
  26. 26.h4 f6
  27. 27.Re6 f5
  28. 28.Bd3 Rcf7
  29. 29.h5 Qg5
  30. 30.Kg2 Bc7
  31. 31.c4 g6
  32. 32.hxg6 hxg6
  33. 33.cxd5 cxd5
  34. 34.Bb5 f4
  35. 35.g4 Rh7
  36. 36.Bd3 Qh4
  37. 37.Rxg6+ Kh8
  38. 38.g5 Qh2+
  39. 39.Kf1 Qh1+

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