Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Levitov Chess Week Rapid · 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Levitov Chess Week Rapid
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 8.2
Date 2023.09.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r1P5/1n1PB1pk/8/pB2p1Rb/P3p3/2K4P/8 b - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 b5
  12. 12.Rg1 Nb6
  13. 13.Na5 Qc7
  14. 14.g5 Nh5
  15. 15.Nd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Bd7
  17. 17.Kb1 g6
  18. 18.c4 Rfc8
  19. 19.Rc1 b4
  20. 20.Qxb4 Bd8
  21. 21.Nb3 a5
  22. 22.Qc3 Bf5+
  23. 23.Ka1 a4
  24. 24.Nd2 Qa5
  25. 25.Ne4 Bxe4
  26. 26.fxe4 Nf4
  27. 27.Qxa5 Rxa5
  28. 28.a3 Rb8
  29. 29.c5 dxc5
  30. 30.Rxc5 Rb3
  31. 31.Rc3 Rxc3
  32. 32.bxc3 Be7
  33. 33.Kb2 Kg7
  34. 34.c4 h6
  35. 35.gxh6+ Kxh6
  36. 36.Bd2 Ra7
  37. 37.Bb4 f5
  38. 38.d6 Bf6
  39. 39.c5 fxe4
  40. 40.c6 Nd5
  41. 41.Bc4 Nb6
  42. 42.Be6 e3
  43. 43.c7 e4+
  44. 44.Kc2 Bh4
  45. 45.Rg4

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