Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 · English Opening · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.2
Date 2014.01.30
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4kp2/6p1/6Np/2R4P/6PK/5r2/8 b - - 30 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nbd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 a6
  7. 7.Qb3 Rb8
  8. 8.O-O b5
  9. 9.a4 Bb7
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.d3 Be7
  12. 12.Bf4 Nd5
  13. 13.Bd2 O-O
  14. 14.Rc1 c5
  15. 15.Ba5 Qe8
  16. 16.Nbd2 N5f6
  17. 17.Rab1 Bd5
  18. 18.Qd1 Ra8
  19. 19.b4 Ra6
  20. 20.e4 Bc6
  21. 21.Nb3 cxb4
  22. 22.Qd2 Bxe4
  23. 23.dxe4 Nxe4
  24. 24.Qc2 Nc3
  25. 25.Ra1 Nf6
  26. 26.Ne5 Nfd5
  27. 27.Nd3 Rc6
  28. 28.Bxd5 exd5
  29. 29.Re1 Rc4
  30. 30.f3 Qd7
  31. 31.Qf2 Bd6
  32. 32.Bb6 Qf5
  33. 33.Qe3 h5
  34. 34.Bd4 Rc7
  35. 35.Ra7 Rxa7
  36. 36.Bxa7 Ra8
  37. 37.Bc5 d4
  38. 38.Nxd4 Bxc5
  39. 39.Nxf5 Bxe3+
  40. 40.Nxe3 b3
  41. 41.Nd1 Rc8
  42. 42.Nxc3 Rxc3
  43. 43.Rd1 b2
  44. 44.Nxb2 Rxf3
  45. 45.Rd8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Rd5 Rb3
  47. 47.Nd3 g6
  48. 48.Rd7 Kg7
  49. 49.Kf2 Ra3
  50. 50.Ke3 Ra2
  51. 51.h4 Kf6
  52. 52.Rb7 Ra5
  53. 53.Nc5 Ra3+
  54. 54.Kf4 Ra1
  55. 55.Ne4+ Kg7
  56. 56.Nd6 Rf1+
  57. 57.Ke3 Kf8
  58. 58.Rxb5 Ke7
  59. 59.Ne4 Re1+
  60. 60.Kf4 Kf8
  61. 61.Rb8+ Kg7
  62. 62.Rb7 Rf1+
  63. 63.Ke3 Kf8
  64. 64.Nd6 Rf6
  65. 65.Rb8+ Ke7
  66. 66.Ne4 Rf1
  67. 67.Ke2 Rf5
  68. 68.Rc8 Re5
  69. 69.Kf3 Rf5+
  70. 70.Kg2 Re5
  71. 71.Ng5 Re2+
  72. 72.Kh3 Rf2
  73. 73.Rc4

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