Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

Zurich CC Blitz 2014 · English Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Zurich CC Blitz 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.3
Date 2014.01.29
Opening English Opening (A38)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q5k1/4ppb1/3p3p/2p4N/2N5/1q4P1/3B2KP/8 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Qa5
  9. 9.Nb3 Qh5
  10. 10.c5 b6
  11. 11.e4 bxc5
  12. 12.Bf3 Qh3
  13. 13.e5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Bg2 Qf5
  15. 15.Bxa8 Ba6
  16. 16.Bg2 Bxf1
  17. 17.Qxf1 d6
  18. 18.Bf4 Nd3
  19. 19.Bh3 Qh5
  20. 20.Qxd3 Qxh3
  21. 21.Qe2 Re8
  22. 22.Re1 h6
  23. 23.Nd2 g5
  24. 24.Be3 Ng4
  25. 25.Nf1 Ne5
  26. 26.f4 gxf4
  27. 27.Bxf4 Rb8
  28. 28.b3 Qe6
  29. 29.Nd2 Nd3
  30. 30.Qxd3 Qxe1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Rb4
  32. 32.Ne2 Qa1
  33. 33.Qc2 a5
  34. 34.Nc4 a4
  35. 35.Bd2 axb3
  36. 36.axb3 Rb8
  37. 37.Nf4 Ra8
  38. 38.Nh5 Qa2
  39. 39.Qe4 Qxb3
  40. 40.Qxa8+

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