Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 7.4
Date 2018.06.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6k/pp4p1/1n4Q1/5N1p/8/1Pn5/P2p1PPK/8 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Bd3 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Bc2 Bg4
  9. 9.d4 Re8
  10. 10.Re1 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 d5
  12. 12.Nf1 Bd6
  13. 13.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  14. 14.Ne3 Bh5
  15. 15.Bd2 c6
  16. 16.Nf5 Bc7
  17. 17.Ng3 Bg6
  18. 18.Bxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.Qb3 Nb6
  20. 20.Re1 Qd7
  21. 21.Ne5 Bxe5
  22. 22.dxe5 Ne8
  23. 23.Qd1 Nc7
  24. 24.b3 c5
  25. 25.h4 c4
  26. 26.h5 d4
  27. 27.Qf3 dxc3
  28. 28.Bxc3 Qd3
  29. 29.Re3 Qb1+
  30. 30.Kh2 Ncd5
  31. 31.e6 fxe6
  32. 32.Re4 Qd3
  33. 33.Qg4 Nxc3
  34. 34.Rd4 gxh5
  35. 35.Qxe6+ Kh8
  36. 36.Rxd3 cxd3
  37. 37.Qg6 d2
  38. 38.Nf5

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