Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Croatia GCT 2019 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 3.4
Date 2019.06.28
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1p4p1/2p1k2p/8/r4PP1/2P2K2/1P1R4/8 b - - 9 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Ba7
  9. 9.Nf1 Na5
  10. 10.Bb3 Nxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 Qe8
  14. 14.b4 Qe6
  15. 15.Be3 Bxe3
  16. 16.Nxe3 c6
  17. 17.Qf5 Qxf5
  18. 18.Nxf5 Rad8
  19. 19.Rad1 Rfe8
  20. 20.Ne3 Kf8
  21. 21.f3 d5
  22. 22.Kf2 Rd7
  23. 23.Ng4 Nxg4+
  24. 24.hxg4 Red8
  25. 25.exd5 Rxd5
  26. 26.Ke2 Rb5
  27. 27.Rd2 a5
  28. 28.bxa5 Rxa5
  29. 29.Red1 Ke7
  30. 30.g5 e4
  31. 31.f4 exd3+
  32. 32.Rxd3 Rxd3
  33. 33.Rxd3 Ra2
  34. 34.Rd2 f6
  35. 35.gxf6+ Kxf6
  36. 36.g4 h6
  37. 37.Kf3 Ke6
  38. 38.Ke4 Ra4+
  39. 39.Kf3 Ra2
  40. 40.Ke4 Ra4+
  41. 41.Kf3

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