Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 5.5
Date 2017.07.01
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R4KP1/8/5P2/8/1k4r1/p7/8 b - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Be2 Bb7
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nh4 Bc8
  14. 14.h3 Ng6
  15. 15.Nf5 Bxf5
  16. 16.exf5 Nf4
  17. 17.Bf3 Rc8
  18. 18.Rd1 Qe7
  19. 19.Be3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Ne4 Be5
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  22. 22.Qxc6 Bxb2
  23. 23.Rb1 Nd3
  24. 24.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  25. 25.Qxb5 Ne5
  26. 26.Be2 h6
  27. 27.Rd1 Rc8
  28. 28.Qa4 Rc7
  29. 29.Bf1 Bg5
  30. 30.Bxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.Qe4 Qe8
  32. 32.a4 Re7
  33. 33.Bb5 Qc8
  34. 34.Qb4 Rc7
  35. 35.Qd2 f6
  36. 36.Qd8+ Qxd8
  37. 37.Rxd8+ Kf7
  38. 38.Kh2 Ke7
  39. 39.Re8+ Kd6
  40. 40.Kg3 Kd5
  41. 41.f3 Kc5
  42. 42.h4 gxh4+
  43. 43.Kxh4 Nc4
  44. 44.Bxc4 Kxc4
  45. 45.Kh5 Kb3
  46. 46.a5 Rc5
  47. 47.Kg6 Rxa5
  48. 48.Re7 Ra2
  49. 49.g4 a5
  50. 50.Kxg7 Rf2
  51. 51.Kxf6 Rxf3
  52. 52.g5 a4
  53. 53.g6 a3
  54. 54.g7 Rg3
  55. 55.Kf7 a2
  56. 56.Ra7

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