Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 3.1
Date 2018.06.20
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/1p4p1/p4p1p/3p4/1Pb1rR1P/2P1B3/1P1R1PPK/8 w - - 3 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 h6
  6. 6.h3 a6
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.Ne2 Na5
  9. 9.Bb3 Nxb3
  10. 10.axb3 O-O
  11. 11.Ng3 Re8
  12. 12.Re1 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Qxd5
  14. 14.Bd2 e4
  15. 15.dxe4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Be3 Qxd1
  17. 17.Raxd1 Bd6
  18. 18.Nxe4 Rxe4
  19. 19.Nd2 Re8
  20. 20.Nc4 Bf5
  21. 21.Nxd6 cxd6
  22. 22.Re2 Rac8
  23. 23.c3 Be6
  24. 24.b4 Bc4
  25. 25.Red2 Bb3
  26. 26.Ra1 Rc6
  27. 27.Ra5 Bc4
  28. 28.Rf5 f6
  29. 29.Rf4 d5
  30. 30.h4 Rce6
  31. 31.Kh2 Re4

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