Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

43rd Olympiad 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 43rd Olympiad 2018
Site Batumi GEO
Round 9.3
Date 2018.10.03
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/1pp3p1/p1n1k2p/5p2/PPN2P2/2PK3P/6P1/8 w - - 2 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Re1 a6
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 Kh8
  10. 10.d4 h6
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Qxd8 Rxd8
  14. 14.Nd2 Kg8
  15. 15.Nf3 Re8
  16. 16.Be3 Bxe3
  17. 17.Rxe3 Be6
  18. 18.Nxe5 Bxc4
  19. 19.Nxc4 Rxe4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Nxe4
  21. 21.f3 Nc5
  22. 22.b4 Ne6
  23. 23.Rd1 Kf8
  24. 24.Kf2 Ke7
  25. 25.Ke3 Rd8
  26. 26.Rxd8 Nxd8
  27. 27.f4 Ke6
  28. 28.Nd2 Nc6
  29. 29.Nc4 Nd8
  30. 30.Ke4 f5+
  31. 31.Kd3 Nc6

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