Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

Croatia GCT 2019 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 2.4
Date 2019.06.27
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/6k1/3R4/6K1/6P1/r7/8/8 w - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 e6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bf4 Bd6
  11. 11.Bg5 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nbd2 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Nxf6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qe7
  15. 15.Ne1 Bd5
  16. 16.Qc2 Bxg2
  17. 17.Kxg2 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Rac1 Bb4
  20. 20.Qc7 Qe8
  21. 21.Qxb7 Bxd2
  22. 22.Rxd2 Qxa4
  23. 23.Nd3 Nd5
  24. 24.Qc6 Qa5
  25. 25.Rdd1 Rfb8
  26. 26.Qc4 Ra7
  27. 27.Qc5 Qxc5
  28. 28.Rxc5 g5
  29. 29.Rdc1 Kg7
  30. 30.R1c4 Rab7
  31. 31.h4 Rb3
  32. 32.hxg5 hxg5
  33. 33.Ra5 Nb4
  34. 34.Ne5 Rb7
  35. 35.Nf3 f6
  36. 36.Nd4 Rxb2
  37. 37.Nxe6+ Kg6
  38. 38.Nd4 Rd2
  39. 39.Rac5 a5
  40. 40.Rxa5 Rxd4
  41. 41.Rxd4 Nc6
  42. 42.Raa4 Nxd4
  43. 43.Rxd4 Rb2
  44. 44.Kf3 Kf7
  45. 45.e4 Ke6
  46. 46.Ke3 f5
  47. 47.Rd5 Rb3+
  48. 48.Rd3 Rb2
  49. 49.f3 Rg2
  50. 50.exf5+ Kxf5
  51. 51.g4+ Kg6
  52. 52.Rd6+ Kg7
  53. 53.Ke4 Rf2
  54. 54.Kf5 Rxf3+
  55. 55.Kxg5 Ra3

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