Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 18.1
Date 2018.11.14
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/1B4kp/p7/Pb6/6P1/5N1P/1b3K2/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.e5 d5
  7. 7.Be2 Ne4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 f6
  11. 11.exf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.h3 Ne7
  13. 13.O-O Nf5
  14. 14.Bd3 Nxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 Qe7
  16. 16.Qd2 c6
  17. 17.Rae1 Bd7
  18. 18.e4 dxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Nxe4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Qd6
  21. 21.Bc4+ Kh8
  22. 22.Ng5 Rxf1+
  23. 23.Kxf1 Qf6+
  24. 24.Qf4 Be8
  25. 25.Qxf6 gxf6
  26. 26.Nf3 Bh5
  27. 27.g4 Re8
  28. 28.Rf4 Bg6
  29. 29.Rxf6 Kg7
  30. 30.Rd6 Rd8
  31. 31.Rxd8 Bxd8
  32. 32.Ne5 Bb6
  33. 33.d5 cxd5
  34. 34.Bxd5 Bd4
  35. 35.Nf3 Bxb2
  36. 36.Bxb7 Bf7
  37. 37.a4 Be8
  38. 38.a5 Bb5+
  39. 39.Kf2 a6

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