Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

18th European Teams · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 18th European Teams
Site Porto Carras GRE
Round 8.2.1
Date 2011.11.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3N1kpp/R4p2/1r1p4/5P2/6P1/5PKP/8 b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxf4
  9. 9.exf4 b6
  10. 10.b4 a5
  11. 11.a3 c6
  12. 12.O-O Qc7
  13. 13.g3 Ba6
  14. 14.Bxa6 Rxa6
  15. 15.Qe2 Rfa8
  16. 16.b5 cxb5
  17. 17.Nxd5 exd5
  18. 18.Qxe7 Rc8
  19. 19.Rfb1 bxc5
  20. 20.Rxb5 Re6
  21. 21.Qg5 Rb6
  22. 22.a4 Rxb5
  23. 23.axb5 Nf6
  24. 24.Qf5 Ra8
  25. 25.Qb1 Qb6
  26. 26.dxc5 Qxc5
  27. 27.Qb2 Qb6
  28. 28.Nd4 Rc8
  29. 29.Ra2 Rc4
  30. 30.Nc6 a4
  31. 31.Ne5 Re4
  32. 32.Kg2 Qc5
  33. 33.Qb1 Rb4
  34. 34.Qf5 Qe7
  35. 35.Nc6 Qe4+
  36. 36.Qxe4 Rxe4
  37. 37.b6 Nd7
  38. 38.b7 f6
  39. 39.b8=Q+ Nxb8
  40. 40.Nxb8 Rb4
  41. 41.Nd7 Rb5
  42. 42.Rxa4 Kf7
  43. 43.Ra6

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