Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

XXVI SuperGM · 2009 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXVI SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 9
Date 2009.03.01
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

6k1/4bp1p/4p1p1/3n4/2N5/1r3BP1/5PKP/3R4 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bxf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Rc8
  13. 13.Nb3 c5
  14. 14.dxc5 Bd5
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qc7
  16. 16.Rac1 Bxb3
  17. 17.Qxb3 Bxc5
  18. 18.e3 Qb6
  19. 19.Ne5 Rc7
  20. 20.a4 Rfc8
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Bf1 g6
  23. 23.Qxb5 Bxe3
  24. 24.Qxb6 Bxb6
  25. 25.Rc4 Rxc4
  26. 26.Nxc4 Bc5
  27. 27.Kg2 Nd5
  28. 28.Be2 Be7
  29. 29.b3 Rb8
  30. 30.Bf3 Rxb3

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