Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4
Date 2011.11.19
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/r4kpp/8/2R2P2/6P1/5K2/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 dxc4
  8. 8.O-O Nd5
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nxf4
  10. 10.exf4 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 Qc7
  12. 12.g3 Qxc5
  13. 13.Qe2 Nb6
  14. 14.Bd3 Qh5
  15. 15.Qe3 Bf6
  16. 16.Ng5 Bxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 h6
  18. 18.Be2 Qg6
  19. 19.Nf3 Qf6
  20. 20.Ne5 Bd7
  21. 21.c4 Qe7
  22. 22.Qe4 Bc6
  23. 23.Nxc6 bxc6
  24. 24.Qxc6 Rac8
  25. 25.Qe4 Rc7
  26. 26.Rfd1 Rfc8
  27. 27.Rd4 g6
  28. 28.Rad1 Qf6
  29. 29.Qc2 Rc5
  30. 30.Qb3 Qe7
  31. 31.Bf1 R5c7
  32. 32.Qb5 Rc5
  33. 33.Qb4 R5c7
  34. 34.Qxe7 Rxe7
  35. 35.Rd8+ Rxd8
  36. 36.Rxd8+ Kg7
  37. 37.c5 Nd5
  38. 38.Bc4 Nf6
  39. 39.Rc8 Rd7
  40. 40.Bb5 Rd1+
  41. 41.Kg2 Ra1
  42. 42.a4 a6
  43. 43.Bc6 Rc1
  44. 44.Ra8 Rxc5
  45. 45.Rxa6 Rc2
  46. 46.a5 Ng4
  47. 47.Be8 Kf8
  48. 48.Ra8 Rxf2+
  49. 49.Kg1 Ra2
  50. 50.Bb5+ Kg7
  51. 51.a6 Nxh2
  52. 52.Rc8 Nf3+
  53. 53.Kf1 Nd4
  54. 54.Bc4 Ra3
  55. 55.Rc7 Nf5
  56. 56.Bxe6 Rxa6
  57. 57.Bxf7 Kf6
  58. 58.Bc4 Ne3+
  59. 59.Kf2 Nxc4
  60. 60.Rxc4

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