Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

Airthings Masters Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Airthings Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2020.12.26
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1R5p/7P/P3pk2/8/2Pb4/1KN5/6b1 b - - 4 40

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Be7
  9. 9.a3 O-O
  10. 10.Qe2 Bb7
  11. 11.f3 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O-O Na5
  13. 13.h4 Rc8
  14. 14.Kb1 Rxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Qc7
  16. 16.g4 Nd7
  17. 17.g5 Ne5
  18. 18.h5 Nec4
  19. 19.Bc1 d5
  20. 20.g6 Nxa3+
  21. 21.Bxa3 Bxa3
  22. 22.gxf7+ Rxf7
  23. 23.Rd3 Nxb3
  24. 24.cxb3 dxe4
  25. 25.fxe4 Qe5
  26. 26.b4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Nc2 Rf5
  28. 28.Re1 Bxd3
  29. 29.Qxe5 Rxe5
  30. 30.Rxe5 Kf7
  31. 31.Rc5 g5
  32. 32.Rxg5 Kf6
  33. 33.Rg8 Be4
  34. 34.h6 e5
  35. 35.Rb8 Kf5
  36. 36.Rb6 a5
  37. 37.bxa5 Bc5
  38. 38.Rxb5 Bg1
  39. 39.Kb2 Bd3
  40. 40.Rb7

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