Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 4.4
Date 2017.06.29
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/8/5N1k/5p2/br3PP1/6K1/8/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Nd5 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bd4
  5. 5.Rb1 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bb6
  7. 7.Nxb6 axb6
  8. 8.Nf3 e4
  9. 9.Nd4 Nf6
  10. 10.d3 d5
  11. 11.cxd5 Qxd5
  12. 12.a3 O-O
  13. 13.dxe4 Qxe4
  14. 14.Bb2 Nbd7
  15. 15.Nf3 Qe7
  16. 16.Qd4 Re8
  17. 17.Bd3 Nf8
  18. 18.Qc3 Bg4
  19. 19.Ne5 Bh5
  20. 20.O-O Rad8
  21. 21.Qb3 N8d7
  22. 22.Nc4 b5
  23. 23.Na5 Ne5
  24. 24.Bxe5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Nxb7 Ng4
  26. 26.g3 Nxh2
  27. 27.Nxd8 Nf3+
  28. 28.Kg2 Nd2
  29. 29.Bxh7+ Kf8
  30. 30.f4 Qf6
  31. 31.Qb2 Nxf1
  32. 32.Qxf6 Nxe3+
  33. 33.Kg1 gxf6
  34. 34.Nxc6 Nc4
  35. 35.Nd4 Nxa3
  36. 36.Rb3 Nc4
  37. 37.Bd3 Bd1
  38. 38.Rc3 Ba4
  39. 39.Bxc4 bxc4
  40. 40.Rxc4 Re4
  41. 41.Kf2 f5
  42. 42.Rc8+ Ke7
  43. 43.Nxf5+ Ke6
  44. 44.Ng7+ Kf6
  45. 45.Nh5+ Kg6
  46. 46.g4 Rxb4
  47. 47.Rg8+ Kh6
  48. 48.Kg3 f5
  49. 49.Nf6

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