Levon Aronian vs Viswanathan Anand

Levitov Chess Week Rapid · 2023 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Levitov Chess Week Rapid
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 18.2
Date 2023.09.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

6k1/6p1/8/3NN3/6p1/2P5/1r6/5K2 w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.Nf1 Be6
  10. 10.Bb3 Bxb3
  11. 11.axb3 d5
  12. 12.Bg5 dxe4
  13. 13.dxe4 Qxd1
  14. 14.Raxd1 Ng4
  15. 15.Re2 f6
  16. 16.Bc1 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rde1 Nb8
  18. 18.h3 Nxf2
  19. 19.Rxf2 Bxf2+
  20. 20.Kxf2 a4
  21. 21.b4 c5
  22. 22.bxc5 Nd7
  23. 23.Be3 Rdc8
  24. 24.Ra1 Nxc5
  25. 25.Bxc5 Rxc5
  26. 26.Ne3 Ra6
  27. 27.Nd5 f5
  28. 28.Nb4 Raa5
  29. 29.Ra3 fxe4
  30. 30.Nd2 Rc8
  31. 31.Nxe4 Rf8+
  32. 32.Ke2 Rf4
  33. 33.Nd6 Rf6
  34. 34.Nxb7 Rb5
  35. 35.Nd8 e4
  36. 36.Ndc6 Rg5
  37. 37.g4 h5
  38. 38.Nd5 Rf3
  39. 39.Rxa4 Rxh3
  40. 40.Rxe4 hxg4
  41. 41.Re5 Rxe5+
  42. 42.Nxe5 Rh2+
  43. 43.Kf1 Rxb2

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