Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · English Opening · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 8
Date 2011.03.20
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3B4/5kp1/8/4P2p/4K3/8/8 b - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.a3 a6
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.b4 Ba7
  9. 9.Bb2 O-O
  10. 10.Qc2 Qe7
  11. 11.Rd1 Rd8
  12. 12.Be2 d4
  13. 13.exd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bxd4
  15. 15.O-O e5
  16. 16.Na4 Be6
  17. 17.c5 Qc7
  18. 18.Nb6 Rab8
  19. 19.Bxd4 Rxd4
  20. 20.Rxd4 exd4
  21. 21.Rd1 Rd8
  22. 22.h3 g6
  23. 23.Qb2 Qf4
  24. 24.Bf3 d3
  25. 25.Qd2 Qd4
  26. 26.Bxb7 a5
  27. 27.Bf3 axb4
  28. 28.Qxb4 d2
  29. 29.c6 Qe5
  30. 30.Nd7 Nxd7
  31. 31.Qxd2 Qc7
  32. 32.Qd4 Rc8
  33. 33.cxd7 Rd8
  34. 34.Qb2 Rxd7
  35. 35.Rxd7 Qxd7
  36. 36.Qb8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Qb4 Qd3
  38. 38.a4 Bxh3
  39. 39.Qb2+ Kg8
  40. 40.Be2 Qe4
  41. 41.gxh3 Qxa4
  42. 42.Qb8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qe5+ Kg8
  44. 44.Bf3 Qd7
  45. 45.Bd5 Qxh3
  46. 46.Qe8+ Kg7
  47. 47.Qxf7+ Kh6
  48. 48.Qf4+ Kg7
  49. 49.Qe5+ Kh6
  50. 50.Qe3+ Qxe3
  51. 51.fxe3 Kg5
  52. 52.Kg2 Kf5
  53. 53.Kf3 Ke5
  54. 54.Bg8 h6
  55. 55.Bf7 Kf5
  56. 56.Be8 h5
  57. 57.e4+ Kf6
  58. 58.Ke3 h4
  59. 59.Bd7

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