Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

Grand Slam Final · 2008 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Grand Slam Final
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 3
Date 2008.09.04
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

rr6/P6k/R4p2/3p1K1P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Be7
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Ne5 Nd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 exd5
  13. 13.Bd3 g6
  14. 14.a5 Bf6
  15. 15.Nxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Qc1 Bd7
  17. 17.Qc3 Qb8
  18. 18.g3 Be7
  19. 19.Bf4 Bb4
  20. 20.Bxb8 Bxc3
  21. 21.Bxa7 Bxb2
  22. 22.Bc5 Bxa1
  23. 23.Rxa1 Rfb8
  24. 24.h4 Bf5
  25. 25.Bxf5 gxf5
  26. 26.a6 h5
  27. 27.a7 Rb7
  28. 28.Kg2 Kg7
  29. 29.Kf3 f6
  30. 30.Ra6 Rc7
  31. 31.Kf4 Kg6
  32. 32.f3 Rcc8
  33. 33.g4 fxg4
  34. 34.fxg4 hxg4
  35. 35.Kxg4 Rh8
  36. 36.Rxc6 Rae8
  37. 37.Bd6 Re4+
  38. 38.Bf4 Rxd4
  39. 39.Ra6 Ra8
  40. 40.h5+ Kh7
  41. 41.Kf5 Rb4
  42. 42.Bb8 Rbxb8

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