Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

5th Norway Blitz 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Norway Blitz 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.3
Date 2017.06.05
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

r5k1/6pp/5pn1/pr2p3/N4P2/1P1R1PP1/5K1P/4R3 w - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Qxd1+
  10. 10.Rxd1 Bb4
  11. 11.O-O Bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Bd7
  13. 13.Ne5 Rc8
  14. 14.f3 Ba4
  15. 15.Bb3 Bxb3
  16. 16.axb3 Nd5
  17. 17.c4 Nxf4
  18. 18.exf4 f6
  19. 19.Nd3 Nd7
  20. 20.Rfe1 Nf8
  21. 21.Kf2 a5
  22. 22.Nb2 b5
  23. 23.cxb5 Rcb8
  24. 24.Na4 Rxb5
  25. 25.Rd3 Ng6
  26. 26.g3 e5

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