Levon Aronian vs Arjun Erigaisi

Tata Steel India Blitz TB · 2021 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz TB
Site Kolkata IND
Round 1
Date 2021.11.21
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/rk6/1p6/1K6 w - - 0 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.Re1 Bf5
  10. 10.Qb3 Qd7
  11. 11.c5 Bc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 Be6
  13. 13.Nf1 Na6
  14. 14.Ng3 Ba5
  15. 15.Re2 Rae8
  16. 16.Ne5 Qc8
  17. 17.Qa4 Bc7
  18. 18.Bxe4 dxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Bd5
  20. 20.Nc3 Nxc5
  21. 21.Qxa7 Bxe5
  22. 22.dxe5 Qg4
  23. 23.f3 Bxf3
  24. 24.Rf2 Rxe5
  25. 25.Rxf3 Qd4+
  26. 26.Kf1 Qc4+
  27. 27.Kf2 Qd4+
  28. 28.Kf1 Qc4+
  29. 29.Kf2 Qh4+
  30. 30.Kg1 Re1+
  31. 31.Rf1 Qd4+
  32. 32.Be3 Qxe3+
  33. 33.Kh1 Rxa1
  34. 34.Rxa1 Re8
  35. 35.Rf1 h5
  36. 36.h3 Qe7
  37. 37.Qa5 g6
  38. 38.Qb4 Ne4
  39. 39.Qxe4 Qxe4
  40. 40.Nxe4 Rxe4
  41. 41.Rf3 Rb4
  42. 42.b3 h4
  43. 43.Rd3 Kg7
  44. 44.Kg1 g5
  45. 45.a3 Rb5
  46. 46.b4 Kg6
  47. 47.Rd7 Kf6
  48. 48.Rc7 Ke6
  49. 49.Kf2 f6
  50. 50.Ke3 Re5+
  51. 51.Kf2 Rb5
  52. 52.Ke3 Kf5
  53. 53.Kf3 Rb6
  54. 54.Rf7 Ra6
  55. 55.Rxb7 Rxa3+
  56. 56.Kf2 Kf4
  57. 57.Rd7 Ra2+
  58. 58.Kg1 Ke5
  59. 59.Rc7 Kd5
  60. 60.Rf7 Ke5
  61. 61.Rc7 Ra1+
  62. 62.Kf2 Ra6
  63. 63.Kf3 Rb6
  64. 64.Rc8 Kd5
  65. 65.Rd8+ Kc4
  66. 66.Rd6 Kxb4
  67. 67.Rxf6 Kb5
  68. 68.Rf5+ c5
  69. 69.Rxg5 Rh6
  70. 70.Ke3 Kb4
  71. 71.Kd2 c4
  72. 72.g3 Rd6+
  73. 73.Kc1 Rd3
  74. 74.gxh4 Rxh3
  75. 75.Rg2 Rxh4
  76. 76.Kb2 Rh3
  77. 77.Re2 Rb3+
  78. 78.Kc2 Ra3
  79. 79.Kb2 c3+
  80. 80.Kb1 Kb3
  81. 81.Rb2+ cxb2

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