Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian

Global Chess League 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Global Chess League 2023
Site Dubai UAE
Round 5.1
Date 2023.06.26
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P6/2K1k3/2RN4/r1b5/8/8/8 b - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.Be3 Bg4
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.dxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Bxb6 cxb6
  14. 14.Qe2 Qc7
  15. 15.g4 Bg6
  16. 16.Nh4 Na5
  17. 17.f3 Nxb3
  18. 18.axb3 Nd7
  19. 19.b4 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Nf8
  21. 21.Nf1 Ne6
  22. 22.Ng2 Nf4
  23. 23.Nxf4 exf4
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  25. 25.Qd2 Qc7
  26. 26.Rd1 h5
  27. 27.gxh5 Bh7
  28. 28.Qd6 Qxd6
  29. 29.Rxd6 Re8
  30. 30.Rxb6 f5
  31. 31.e5 Rxe5
  32. 32.Kf2 Kf7
  33. 33.Nd2 Re6
  34. 34.Rb7+ Kg8
  35. 35.Nb3 Rh6
  36. 36.Nd4 Rxh5
  37. 37.Ne6 Kh8
  38. 38.Nxf4 Rh6
  39. 39.h4 Bg8
  40. 40.h5 Kh7
  41. 41.Rd7 Be6
  42. 42.Rc7 Bc4
  43. 43.Kg3 Rd6
  44. 44.Kh4 Bd5
  45. 45.Kg5 Bxf3
  46. 46.Kxf5 Kh6
  47. 47.Ke5 Rf6
  48. 48.Ne6 Bg4
  49. 49.Nxg7 Rf2
  50. 50.Rc6+ Kh7
  51. 51.h6 Rxb2
  52. 52.Rxa6 Rh2
  53. 53.Rf6 Rh3
  54. 54.Kd4 Be2
  55. 55.Ne6 Rh5
  56. 56.Nf8+ Kh8
  57. 57.Ng6+ Kh7
  58. 58.Nf4 Rh4
  59. 59.Kc5 Bc4
  60. 60.Ne6 Rh5+
  61. 61.Kb6 Kg8
  62. 62.Nd4 Kh7
  63. 63.Rc6 Bf1
  64. 64.Rc7+ Kxh6
  65. 65.Rc5 Rh3
  66. 66.Nxb5 Kg7
  67. 67.c4 Rb3
  68. 68.Ka5 Rb1
  69. 69.Nd6 Rd1
  70. 70.Nf5+ Kf6
  71. 71.Ne3 Ra1+
  72. 72.Kb6 Bd3
  73. 73.b5 Ke6
  74. 74.Nd5 Bf1
  75. 75.Kc7 Ra7+
  76. 76.Kc6 Ra4
  77. 77.b6 Bxc4
  78. 78.b7

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