Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 4
Date 2009.03.17
Opening English Opening (A31)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

6k1/R4p1p/4p1p1/5r2/8/2r3P1/PR3PKP/8 w - - 6 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.g3 g6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 d6
  10. 10.Qd3 a6
  11. 11.Be3 Bf5
  12. 12.Qd2 Qd7
  13. 13.Bd4 Bh3
  14. 14.Bxh3 Qxh3
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Nd5 Qf5
  17. 17.Qe3 e6
  18. 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  19. 19.Qb6 Qe5
  20. 20.b3 Qxe2
  21. 21.Rfd1 Qb2
  22. 22.Qxd6 a5
  23. 23.Qd4 Qa3
  24. 24.Rd3 a4
  25. 25.c5 axb3
  26. 26.Rxb3 Qa7
  27. 27.Rab1 Rac8
  28. 28.Rxb7 Qxc5
  29. 29.Qxc5 Rxc5
  30. 30.Ra7 Rfc8
  31. 31.Kg2 Rf5
  32. 32.Rb2 Rc3

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