Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.5
Date 2016.09.25
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

2k2B2/K4p2/6p1/1P2P2p/2b4P/6P1/8/8 w - - 7 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.e4 Ndb4
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.e5 Bb6
  12. 12.Bg5 Qxd1
  13. 13.Raxd1 h6
  14. 14.Bc1 Ne7
  15. 15.Nd2 Nbd5
  16. 16.Nc4 Bd7
  17. 17.Nxd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Rxd5 Be6
  20. 20.Nxb6 axb6
  21. 21.Rd6 Rxa2
  22. 22.Rxb6 Bh3
  23. 23.Re1 Ra1
  24. 24.Bd2 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Bxe1 Rc8
  26. 26.Bc3 Rd8
  27. 27.f3 Rd1+
  28. 28.Kf2 Rf1+
  29. 29.Ke3 Bg2
  30. 30.Rxb7 Rxf3+
  31. 31.Ke2 Rf2+
  32. 32.Kxf2 Bxb7
  33. 33.Bb4 Bc8
  34. 34.Be7 Kh7
  35. 35.Ke3 Kg6
  36. 36.b4 Kf5
  37. 37.Bf8 g6
  38. 38.Kd4 h5
  39. 39.Bd6 Ke6
  40. 40.Kc5 Bb7
  41. 41.Kb6 Bg2
  42. 42.Kc7 Bf1
  43. 43.h4 Be2
  44. 44.Kc6 Bf3+
  45. 45.Kc5 Kd7
  46. 46.b5 Kc8
  47. 47.Bf8 Bg4
  48. 48.Kb6 Be6
  49. 49.Ka7 Bc4

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