Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.5
Date 2016.06.17
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/6K1/3k3p/8/6P1/8 b - - 6 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Ba3 O-O
  8. 8.d4 b6
  9. 9.Bc4 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O Na5
  11. 11.Bd3 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Qc7
  13. 13.Qe2 bxc5
  14. 14.Qe3 Bg4
  15. 15.Rfc1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Bf1 Rab8
  17. 17.Qxc5 Rdc8
  18. 18.Qxe7 Qxe7
  19. 19.Bxe7 Bxc3
  20. 20.Rab1 Rxb1
  21. 21.Rxb1 Re8
  22. 22.Bb4 Bxb4
  23. 23.Rxb4 Nc6
  24. 24.Rc4 Bd7
  25. 25.h4 h6
  26. 26.Nd2 Rb8
  27. 27.Nb3 Kf8
  28. 28.Rc5 Ke7
  29. 29.Bb5 Rb6
  30. 30.f3 a6
  31. 31.Bxc6 Bxc6
  32. 32.h5 Bd7
  33. 33.hxg6 fxg6
  34. 34.Kh2 Be6
  35. 35.Rc7+ Kd6
  36. 36.Rh7 h5
  37. 37.Kg3 Bxb3
  38. 38.axb3 Kc5
  39. 39.Kf4 Kb4
  40. 40.Kg5 Kxb3
  41. 41.f4 a5
  42. 42.f5 gxf5
  43. 43.exf5 a4
  44. 44.Ra7 Rb5
  45. 45.Kg6 a3
  46. 46.f6 Rb6
  47. 47.Ra5 a2
  48. 48.Kg5 h4
  49. 49.f7 Rb8
  50. 50.Kf6 Kb2
  51. 51.Kg7 a1=Q
  52. 52.Rxa1 Kxa1
  53. 53.f8=Q Rxf8
  54. 54.Kxf8 Kb2
  55. 55.Kg7 Kc3
  56. 56.Kf6 Kd4
  57. 57.Kg5

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