Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Superbet Rapid 2019 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Superbet Rapid 2019
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 5.3
Date 2019.11.07
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R1Q/8/6K1/8/1k4N1/2p4r/8/8 b - - 0 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 a6
  6. 6.a4 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 d6
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 Rxe6
  12. 12.b4 d5
  13. 13.Qc2 Ne7
  14. 14.exd5 Nfxd5
  15. 15.Nc4 Ng6
  16. 16.Ncxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Rxe5 Rxe5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Nxc3
  19. 19.Nxf7 Qd5
  20. 20.Be3 Bd4
  21. 21.Bxd4 Qxd4
  22. 22.Ng5 Re8
  23. 23.Qb3+ Nd5
  24. 24.Rf1 c6
  25. 25.b5 axb5
  26. 26.axb5 Qb4
  27. 27.Qxb4 Nxb4
  28. 28.bxc6 bxc6
  29. 29.d4 Rd8
  30. 30.Ne6 Rd6
  31. 31.Re1 Kf7
  32. 32.Ng5+ Kg6
  33. 33.Nf3 Kf6
  34. 34.Kf1 Na6
  35. 35.Rc1 Nc7
  36. 36.Ke2 Ne6
  37. 37.Ke3 Ke7
  38. 38.Ke4 Nd8
  39. 39.Ne5 g5
  40. 40.Ra1 Rf6
  41. 41.f3 h6
  42. 42.Ra7+ Ke8
  43. 43.g3 Rd6
  44. 44.f4 gxf4
  45. 45.gxf4 Ne6
  46. 46.Nf3 Nf8
  47. 47.Ne5 Ne6
  48. 48.Nf3 Nf8
  49. 49.f5 Nd7
  50. 50.Ra5 Ke7
  51. 51.Ra7 Ke8
  52. 52.Ne5 Nf6+
  53. 53.Ke3 Nd5+
  54. 54.Kd3 Rf6
  55. 55.Ra8+ Ke7
  56. 56.Ng6+ Kf7
  57. 57.Ke4 Nb6
  58. 58.Ra7+ Ke8
  59. 59.Ne5 Nc8
  60. 60.Ra8 Kd8
  61. 61.Ng4 Rf8
  62. 62.Nxh6 Kc7
  63. 63.Kf4 Rd8
  64. 64.Ra4 Nb6
  65. 65.Ra7+ Kb8
  66. 66.Rg7 Rxd4+
  67. 67.Kg5 c5
  68. 68.f6 c4
  69. 69.f7 Nd7
  70. 70.Rg8+ Kc7
  71. 71.f8=Q Nxf8
  72. 72.Rxf8 Rd3
  73. 73.h4 Rg3+
  74. 74.Ng4 Kb6
  75. 75.h5 Kb5
  76. 76.h6 Rh3
  77. 77.Kg6 c3
  78. 78.h7 Kb4
  79. 79.h8=Q

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