Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 14.4
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

7r/1P6/2N3R1/8/5b1p/1K6/5k2/8 w - - 7 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Qd3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 b5
  7. 7.Qd3 a6
  8. 8.Bg5 c5
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.d5 Bb7
  11. 11.dxe6 Qxd3
  12. 12.exf7+ Kxf7
  13. 13.exd3 Rg8
  14. 14.a4 Nc6
  15. 15.axb5 Nd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 cxd4
  17. 17.Ne2 axb5
  18. 18.Rxa8 Bb4+
  19. 19.Kd1 Rxa8
  20. 20.Nxd4 Bd5
  21. 21.Kc2 Bc5
  22. 22.Nxb5 Bxf2
  23. 23.Nc3 Bc6
  24. 24.d4 Bxd4
  25. 25.Bc4+ Kg6
  26. 26.Bd5 Bxd5
  27. 27.Nxd5 Re8
  28. 28.b4 Re5
  29. 29.Nf4+ Kg5
  30. 30.g3 Kg4
  31. 31.Rd1 Be3
  32. 32.Nd5 Bg5
  33. 33.b5 Re2+
  34. 34.Kb3 Rxh2
  35. 35.b6 Re2
  36. 36.b7 Re8
  37. 37.Nb6 Rb8
  38. 38.Rd7 h5
  39. 39.Nd5 Kxg3
  40. 40.Ne7 Bf4
  41. 41.Nc6 Rh8
  42. 42.Rg7+ Kf2
  43. 43.Rf7 h4
  44. 44.Rxf6 Kg3
  45. 45.Rg6+ Kf2
  46. 46.Rf6 Kg3
  47. 47.Rg6+ Kf2

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