Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Tata Steel India Rapid · 2019 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Rapid
Site Kolkata IND
Round 4.2
Date 2019.11.23
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/1P6/R7/6p1/4B3/p5pP/1r6/6K1 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c3 d6
  7. 7.Re1 Bb6
  8. 8.h3 Kh8
  9. 9.a4 Ng8
  10. 10.b4 a6
  11. 11.a5 Ba7
  12. 12.d4 f5
  13. 13.exf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.Be3 exd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Bxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Qg5
  17. 17.Re3 Nf6
  18. 18.Rg3 Qh4
  19. 19.Bxf6 Qxf6
  20. 20.Nd2 Ne5
  21. 21.Bf1 Rae8
  22. 22.Re3 Bd7
  23. 23.Ne4 Qf4
  24. 24.Ra2 Ng6
  25. 25.Qd4 Bc6
  26. 26.Rae2 Re5
  27. 27.g3 Qf5
  28. 28.c4 d5
  29. 29.Nc5 Rxe3
  30. 30.Qxe3 dxc4
  31. 31.f4 h5
  32. 32.Qd4 h4
  33. 33.Ne6 Qf6
  34. 34.f5 hxg3
  35. 35.Qxf6 Rxf6
  36. 36.fxg6 Rxg6
  37. 37.Re3 b5
  38. 38.axb6 cxb6
  39. 39.Bxc4 a5
  40. 40.b5 Bd7
  41. 41.Nf8 Rd6
  42. 42.Nxd7 Rxd7
  43. 43.Re6 Rd4
  44. 44.Bf1 Rd2
  45. 45.Rxb6 a4
  46. 46.Ra6 Ra2
  47. 47.Bd3 g5
  48. 48.b6 Rb2
  49. 49.Be4 a3
  50. 50.b7

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