Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

XXIV SuperGM · 2007 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event XXIV SuperGM
Site Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP
Round 5
Date 2007.02.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D23)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5p2/4pk1p/7P/6R1/5P1P/1n2K3 b - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qc2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bf5
  6. 6.g3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nc3 e6
  8. 8.Bg2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Ne4
  11. 11.Qb3 Qb6
  12. 12.Nh4 Bxh4
  13. 13.gxh4 Nef6
  14. 14.e4 Bg6
  15. 15.Qxb6 axb6
  16. 16.Bf4 Rfe8
  17. 17.Rad1 b5
  18. 18.Bd6 e5
  19. 19.d5 Nh5
  20. 20.Bf1 f6
  21. 21.b3 Nf4
  22. 22.a4 bxa4
  23. 23.bxa4 Bf7
  24. 24.Rb1 Ra7
  25. 25.Red1 Rc8
  26. 26.Ne2 Nxe2+
  27. 27.Bxe2 cxd5
  28. 28.exd5 Nf8
  29. 29.Bb5 Raa8
  30. 30.Be7 Ng6
  31. 31.d6 Nxe7
  32. 32.Bd7 Nc6
  33. 33.Rxb7 Nd4
  34. 34.Bxc8 Rxc8
  35. 35.Rdb1 Rf8
  36. 36.Rb8 Be8
  37. 37.a5 Nf3+
  38. 38.Kf1 Nd2+
  39. 39.Ke1 Nxb1
  40. 40.a6 Bc6
  41. 41.a7 Kf7
  42. 42.d7 Ke7
  43. 43.Rxf8 Kxd7
  44. 44.a8=Q Bxa8
  45. 45.Rxa8 h5
  46. 46.Ra7+ Ke6
  47. 47.Rxg7 Kf5
  48. 48.Rg3

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