Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

79th Tata Steel GpA · 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 79th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8.2
Date 2017.01.22
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b5Bk/3R2p1/2p3Qp/p7/4P1KP/P4p2/P7/5q2 b - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Na3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Rc1 Ne4
  10. 10.Be3 Bxa3
  11. 11.bxa3 Nd6
  12. 12.c5 Nc4
  13. 13.Rxc4 dxc4
  14. 14.Qc2 h6
  15. 15.Qxc4 b6
  16. 16.Bf4 Re8
  17. 17.Bd6 Bb7
  18. 18.Ne5 bxc5
  19. 19.dxc5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Bxe5 a5
  21. 21.Rb1 Ra7
  22. 22.Qc3 f6
  23. 23.Bd6 Ba8
  24. 24.Be4 f5
  25. 25.Bc2 Rb7
  26. 26.Rd1 Rd7
  27. 27.e4 Qf6
  28. 28.Qc4 Kh8
  29. 29.Re1 Qf7
  30. 30.Qd3 f4
  31. 31.gxf4 e5
  32. 32.Qh3 Rxd6
  33. 33.cxd6 Qg6+
  34. 34.Qg3 Qxd6
  35. 35.Rd1 Qc5
  36. 36.Rd7 Rg8
  37. 37.Bb3 exf4
  38. 38.Qg6 f3
  39. 39.h4 Qc3
  40. 40.Bxg8 Qe1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qxf2+
  42. 42.Kh3 Qf1+
  43. 43.Kg4

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