Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 17.4
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2qr1k1/p4pN1/6b1/3p4/2pB4/2P1bP2/PPp4Q/K4R1R b - - 2 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nd7
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O c6
  10. 10.h4 d5
  11. 11.Kb1 Nf6
  12. 12.Bd3 Re8
  13. 13.Ng5 h6
  14. 14.f3 c5
  15. 15.g4 c4
  16. 16.Bf1 b5
  17. 17.Nh3 b4
  18. 18.g5 Nh5
  19. 19.Nf4 Ng3
  20. 20.Rg1 hxg5
  21. 21.hxg5 Nxf1
  22. 22.Rdxf1 Bf5
  23. 23.Qh2 Bxg5
  24. 24.Bd4 b3
  25. 25.Nh5 bxc2+
  26. 26.Ka1 Bg6
  27. 27.Nxg7 Be3
  28. 28.Rh1

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