Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.4
Date 2021.09.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p4r1/2pPP2k/P4p2/2B1bP2/1P4P1/3B4/5K2 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c6
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.Nc3 f5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Bd7
  9. 9.f4 Be8
  10. 10.Bd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Be1 a5
  12. 12.Rc1 Ne4
  13. 13.Nxe4 dxe4
  14. 14.c5 Be7
  15. 15.Qb3 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Qc8
  17. 17.Bg3 h6
  18. 18.Rfd1 Kh7
  19. 19.Rd6 Bf7
  20. 20.a4 Bxd6
  21. 21.cxd6 Rg8
  22. 22.Qb6 g5
  23. 23.Rc5 Rg7
  24. 24.Rxa5 Rxa5
  25. 25.Qxa5 Qe8
  26. 26.Qb6 Bh5
  27. 27.Bc4 Bd1
  28. 28.b3 Bc2
  29. 29.a5 gxf4
  30. 30.exf4 Qh5
  31. 31.Qe3 Qd1+
  32. 32.Qe1 Qd4+
  33. 33.Bf2 Qb2
  34. 34.Bxe6 e3
  35. 35.Qxe3 Be4
  36. 36.g3 Qb1+
  37. 37.Be1 Qd1
  38. 38.Bc4 h5
  39. 39.Qe2 Qd4+
  40. 40.Kf1 Kh6
  41. 41.Qd2 Qxd2
  42. 42.Bxd2 h4
  43. 43.e6 hxg3
  44. 44.hxg3

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