Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

5th Zurich CC 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Zurich CC 2016
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.3
Date 2016.02.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 37
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/p1r1k3/1p4pp/4P3/2R1K3/8/Pb2B1PP/8 b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.Qb3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 Nd7
  9. 9.e3 g6
  10. 10.Ne4 Qe7
  11. 11.Ne5 Qb4+
  12. 12.Qxb4 Bxb4+
  13. 13.Ke2 Be7
  14. 14.f4 b6
  15. 15.Kf2 Bb7
  16. 16.Rd1 Rd8
  17. 17.Be2 O-O
  18. 18.Bf3 c5
  19. 19.Ng3 Nxe5
  20. 20.dxe5 Ba6
  21. 21.Ne4 Bd3
  22. 22.Nf6+ Kg7
  23. 23.Nd5 exd5
  24. 24.Rxd3 d4
  25. 25.exd4 Rxd4
  26. 26.Rxd4 cxd4
  27. 27.Ke2 f6
  28. 28.Kd3 fxe5
  29. 29.fxe5 Rc8
  30. 30.Rd1 Bg5
  31. 31.Ke4 Be3
  32. 32.Rd3 Kf7
  33. 33.Ra3 Rc7
  34. 34.Be2 Ke7
  35. 35.Ra4 Bc1
  36. 36.Rxd4 Bxb2
  37. 37.Rc4

More Levon Aronian Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Levon Aronian and Anish Giri, or browse all Levon Aronian games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.