Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE Candidates 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 8.2
Date 2014.03.22
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

r1bq1rk1/1p3ppp/n1nb4/p3p3/2PpP3/3P4/PP1NBPPP/R1BQNRK1 b - - 13 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Qb3 d4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Qb5+ Nc6
  6. 6.Qxc5 e5
  7. 7.Qb5 a6
  8. 8.Qb3 Bc5
  9. 9.d3 Nf6
  10. 10.e4 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Bb4+
  12. 12.Nbd2 a5
  13. 13.O-O Nd7
  14. 14.Qd1 Bd6
  15. 15.Ne1 Nc5
  16. 16.Nb3 Na6
  17. 17.Nd2 Nc5
  18. 18.Nb3 Na6
  19. 19.Nd2

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