Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 3.3
Date 2018.04.02
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

5r1k/1ppq3p/p2p2pb/P2Pp3/1PP1Rr2/2R2N1P/5PP1/3Q2K1 w - - 11 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.Bg5 Be7
  8. 8.Re1 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bd7
  10. 10.d5 Nb8
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.a4 Be7
  13. 13.Na3 Rf8
  14. 14.Bxd7 Nxd7
  15. 15.Nc4 Kh8
  16. 16.b4 g6
  17. 17.a5 a6
  18. 18.Ncd2 f5
  19. 19.h3 Bg5
  20. 20.c4 Bh6
  21. 21.Nb1 fxe4
  22. 22.Rxe4 Nf6
  23. 23.Re1 Qd7
  24. 24.Nc3 Rf7
  25. 25.Ne4 Nxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Raf8
  27. 27.Ra3 Rf4
  28. 28.Rae3 R4f6
  29. 29.Rc3 Rf4
  30. 30.Rce3 R4f6
  31. 31.Rc3 Rf4

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