Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 25 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 9
Date 2011.10.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/pppR2p1/2n1R1rp/5qN1/1P5P/8/P1Q2PP1/6K1 b - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bxc4 Nxe4
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Qa4+ Nc6
  9. 9.Bg5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.d5 exd5
  12. 12.Rfe1+ Be6
  13. 13.Bxd5 O-O
  14. 14.Bxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Rad1 Qe8
  16. 16.Ne4 Qe7
  17. 17.Qb3 Rab8
  18. 18.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  19. 19.Ng5 Qb4
  20. 20.Qc2 Rg6
  21. 21.Re4 Qa5
  22. 22.h4 Re8
  23. 23.Rd7 h6
  24. 24.b4 Qf5
  25. 25.Rxe6

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