Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

SportAccord Basque Men 2013 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event SportAccord Basque Men 2013
Site Beijing CHN
Round 1.2
Date 2013.12.17
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R3bkr1/5p2/2p1nq1p/1p1p2p1/1PBP4/5NBP/5PP1/Q5K1 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Nbd2 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.c3 e5
  8. 8.h3 a5
  9. 9.Re1 Bd7
  10. 10.Nf1 Nh5
  11. 11.Bc2 h6
  12. 12.Ne3 Nf4
  13. 13.Nd5 Ne6
  14. 14.Be3 Kh7
  15. 15.Qd2 a4
  16. 16.Rad1 Na5
  17. 17.b3 axb3
  18. 18.axb3 exd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Nc6
  20. 20.b4 Na7
  21. 21.Nc3 c6
  22. 22.Ra1 d5
  23. 23.e5 Nc7
  24. 24.Ne2 Nab5
  25. 25.Rxa8 Qxa8
  26. 26.Ng3 Na3
  27. 27.Ra1 Nc4
  28. 28.Qc1 Qd8
  29. 29.Bf4 Ne6
  30. 30.Nh5 Rh8
  31. 31.Bg3 Kg8
  32. 32.Bh4 g5
  33. 33.Bg3 Kf8
  34. 34.Bd3 b5
  35. 35.Ra7 Be8
  36. 36.Qa1 Rg8
  37. 37.Ra8 Qe7
  38. 38.Nf6 Bxf6
  39. 39.exf6 Qxf6
  40. 40.Bxc4

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