Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2021 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.1
Date 2021.03.14
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r2k/p2R3p/8/1pp1n2P/6R1/2N1r3/PP5K/8 w - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Nc6
  8. 8.h3 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nd7
  10. 10.e6 fxe6
  11. 11.Be3 Nde5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Qa4 Bd7
  14. 14.Qc2 Qe7
  15. 15.Rd1 c5
  16. 16.f4 Qh4+
  17. 17.Qf2 Qxf2+
  18. 18.Kxf2 g5
  19. 19.g3 gxf4
  20. 20.gxf4 Bc6
  21. 21.Kg3 Bh6
  22. 22.Rd6 Ng6
  23. 23.Rxe6 Bxf4+
  24. 24.Bxf4 Nxf4
  25. 25.Re5 b6
  26. 26.Bc4+ Kh8
  27. 27.h4 Ng6
  28. 28.Rg5 Rae8
  29. 29.Rd1 Ne5
  30. 30.Be2 Re6
  31. 31.h5 Nf7
  32. 32.Rg4 Nd6
  33. 33.Bd3 b5
  34. 34.Bc2 Rfe8
  35. 35.e5 Nf7
  36. 36.Bf5 Rxe5
  37. 37.Bd7 Re3+
  38. 38.Kh2 Bxd7
  39. 39.Rxd7 Ne5

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