Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 79 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.4
Date 2016.09.25
Opening Slav Defense (D14)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4k3/7R/5rn1/8/4K2p/8/8/8 w - - 12 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.cxd4 d5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bf5
  7. 7.Qb3 Na5
  8. 8.Qa4+ Bd7
  9. 9.Qc2 e6
  10. 10.e3 Nh5
  11. 11.Bg5 f6
  12. 12.Bh4 g5
  13. 13.g4 gxh4
  14. 14.gxh5 Bb4
  15. 15.Bd3 Qe7
  16. 16.a3 Bxc3+
  17. 17.Qxc3 b6
  18. 18.Ba6 Rg8
  19. 19.Nd2 Qd6
  20. 20.Rc1 Rb8
  21. 21.Qc2 Rg7
  22. 22.h6 Rg6
  23. 23.Bd3 Rxh6
  24. 24.Rg1 Kf7
  25. 25.Qc7 Qxc7
  26. 26.Rxc7 Rb7
  27. 27.Rc3 b5
  28. 28.b3 e5
  29. 29.Rc5 exd4
  30. 30.exd4 Rh5
  31. 31.f4 a6
  32. 32.Be4 Ke7
  33. 33.Bxd5 Rb8
  34. 34.Rg7+ Kd8
  35. 35.Bf3 Rxc5
  36. 36.dxc5 b4
  37. 37.a4 Be6
  38. 38.c6 Rc8
  39. 39.Ne4 Rxc6
  40. 40.Nxf6 Rc3
  41. 41.Bg4 Bxg4
  42. 42.Rxg4 Nxb3
  43. 43.Rg8+ Ke7
  44. 44.Nd5+ Kf7
  45. 45.Rb8 Rc1+
  46. 46.Kf2 Rc2+
  47. 47.Ke3 a5
  48. 48.f5 Nc5
  49. 49.Rc8 b3
  50. 50.Rc7+ Kf8
  51. 51.Nf6 b2
  52. 52.Nxh7+ Ke8
  53. 53.f6 Ne6
  54. 54.Rb7 Rc7
  55. 55.f7+ Rxf7
  56. 56.Rb8+ Kd7
  57. 57.Rxb2 Rxh7
  58. 58.Rb5 Rg7
  59. 59.Rd5+ Ke7
  60. 60.Rxa5 Rg2
  61. 61.Kf3 Rxh2
  62. 62.Kg4 Nf8
  63. 63.Rh5 Ng6
  64. 64.Kf5 Rg2
  65. 65.a5 Kd7
  66. 66.a6 Kc7
  67. 67.Rh7+ Kb8
  68. 68.a7+ Ka8
  69. 69.Kf6 Rg4
  70. 70.Kf5 Rg3
  71. 71.Ke4 Ra3
  72. 72.Rh6 Ra6
  73. 73.Rh7 Rxa7
  74. 74.Rh6 Ra6
  75. 75.Rh7 Rf6
  76. 76.Ke3 Kb8
  77. 77.Ke4 Kc8
  78. 78.Ke3 Kd8
  79. 79.Ke4 Ke8

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