Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 4.3
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/1p1q2p1/p2bR1p1/3p2N1/P2P1p2/2P3P1/1P4K1/7Q b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bd3 Qc7
  6. 6.Nd2 Nf6
  7. 7.Ngf3 Bg4
  8. 8.Nf1 e6
  9. 9.Ng3 Nh5
  10. 10.O-O Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 Nxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 Bh5
  13. 13.a4 Bg6
  14. 14.Bf1 O-O
  15. 15.Bd3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Ng5 Qd7
  18. 18.Qg4 f6
  19. 19.Nh3 Kf7
  20. 20.Bf4 Bf8
  21. 21.Re2 Ne7
  22. 22.Qf3 Kg8
  23. 23.Rae1 Nf5
  24. 24.g4 Nd6
  25. 25.g5 Ne4
  26. 26.Qd3 Qf7
  27. 27.f3 Nd6
  28. 28.Bxd6 Bxd6
  29. 29.f4 Re7
  30. 30.g3 Rae8
  31. 31.Qd2 a6
  32. 32.Kg2 Rf8
  33. 33.Qd3 Rfe8
  34. 34.Qd2 Rf8
  35. 35.Re3 Qe8
  36. 36.Qd1 Kf7
  37. 37.Nf2 fxg5
  38. 38.Nh3 gxf4
  39. 39.Rxe6 Rxe6
  40. 40.Ng5+ Kg8
  41. 41.Rxe6 Qd7
  42. 42.Qh1

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