Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

Superbet Rapid 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Rapid 2019
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 9.4
Date 2019.11.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/1P3p2/P1k2B2/K7/2b5/8/8 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 h5
  10. 10.Nd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O-O Qc7
  13. 13.Kb1 Nb6
  14. 14.Qa5 Rc8
  15. 15.c3 Bd8
  16. 16.h4 Nbxd5
  17. 17.Qxc7 Bxc7
  18. 18.Bg5 O-O
  19. 19.g3 Ne7
  20. 20.Bg2 Rb8
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.Bxf6 gxf6
  23. 23.gxf4 Rfd8
  24. 24.Nd4 d5
  25. 25.Ne2 b5
  26. 26.b4 a5
  27. 27.Rh3 Kf8
  28. 28.Rhd3 Re8
  29. 29.Bf3 Nf5
  30. 30.Bxh5 Nxh4
  31. 31.Rxd5 axb4
  32. 32.cxb4 Ng2
  33. 33.Rd7 Re7
  34. 34.Rxe7 Kxe7
  35. 35.Nd4 Kf8
  36. 36.Nf5 Nxf4
  37. 37.Bf3 Rd8
  38. 38.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  39. 39.Bc6 Bb6
  40. 40.Kb2 Ne2
  41. 41.Bxb5 Nd4
  42. 42.Nxd4 Bxd4+
  43. 43.Kb3 Ke7
  44. 44.Kc4 Be3
  45. 45.Kd5 Kd8
  46. 46.Kc6 Kc8
  47. 47.a4 Bd2
  48. 48.a5 Kb8
  49. 49.Kc5 Be3+
  50. 50.Kc4 Bd2
  51. 51.Bd7 Kc7
  52. 52.Bf5 Be1
  53. 53.Kb5 Bd2
  54. 54.Ka4 Kd6
  55. 55.b5 Kc5
  56. 56.b6 Bc3

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