Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

Botvinnik Memorial · 2011 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Botvinnik Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2
Date 2011.09.02
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4r1/7R/6p1/3pk3/2b2R2/p4PP1/5K2/1B6 w - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 a6
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 Re8
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Bd2 b6
  12. 12.Qe2 Bb7
  13. 13.Rfd1 e5
  14. 14.dxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Be1 Nxf3+
  16. 16.Qxf3 Qb8
  17. 17.Qf4 Qxf4
  18. 18.exf4 Nd7
  19. 19.a5 Nc5
  20. 20.Bf1 b5
  21. 21.f3 Nb3
  22. 22.Rab1 Nxa5
  23. 23.Bf2 Nc4
  24. 24.Bd4 Ne3
  25. 25.Rd3 Bxd4
  26. 26.Rxd4 Rac8
  27. 27.Bd3 Kg7
  28. 28.Kf2 Nc4
  29. 29.Ne2 Nd2
  30. 30.Rd1 Nb3
  31. 31.Rb4 Nc5
  32. 32.Rd4 Bc6
  33. 33.f5 a5
  34. 34.Bb1 b4
  35. 35.h4 Ba4
  36. 36.Rh1 Bb3
  37. 37.fxg6 hxg6
  38. 38.h5 Ne6
  39. 39.hxg6 fxg6
  40. 40.Rd2 Bc4
  41. 41.Rh4 Kf6
  42. 42.Rh6 Rg8
  43. 43.Nd4 Nxd4
  44. 44.Rxd4 a4
  45. 45.Rh7 a3
  46. 46.bxa3 bxa3
  47. 47.Rf4+ Ke5
  48. 48.g3 Rb8

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