Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.2
Date 2021.09.28
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/1p2R3/p7/2P4N/6K1/8/P2r4/8 b - - 2 66

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 h5
  9. 9.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qd2 g6
  12. 12.O-O-O Bg7
  13. 13.Kb1 Rc8
  14. 14.h4 Nb6
  15. 15.Qa5 Qc7
  16. 16.c3 Nc4
  17. 17.Qxc7 Rxc7
  18. 18.Bxc4 Rxc4
  19. 19.Na5 Rc7
  20. 20.Bb6 Rd7
  21. 21.c4 O-O
  22. 22.Rhe1 Re8
  23. 23.Kc2 e4
  24. 24.b4 exf3
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  26. 26.gxf3 Bf6
  27. 27.c5 dxc5
  28. 28.bxc5 Bxh4
  29. 29.d6 Kh7
  30. 30.Nc4 Bg3
  31. 31.Ba5 h4
  32. 32.Nb6 Rd8
  33. 33.Nd5 Rd7
  34. 34.f4 g5
  35. 35.Nb6 Rd8
  36. 36.Nc4 Rd7
  37. 37.fxg5 h3
  38. 38.Nb6 Rd8
  39. 39.Nd5 Rd7
  40. 40.Kd3 h2
  41. 41.Nb6 Rd8
  42. 42.Nc4 Rd7
  43. 43.Ke2 f6
  44. 44.Kf3 Bh4
  45. 45.Rh1 Bxg5
  46. 46.Rxh2+ Kg6
  47. 47.Rh8 Ng7
  48. 48.Nb6 Rf7
  49. 49.d7 f5
  50. 50.d8=Q Bxd8
  51. 51.Rxd8 f4
  52. 52.Rd6+ Kf5
  53. 53.Bc3 Ne6
  54. 54.Rd5+ Kg6
  55. 55.Nc4 Rc7
  56. 56.Ne5+ Kf6
  57. 57.Nd3+ Ke7
  58. 58.Be5 Rd7
  59. 59.Bd6+ Kf6
  60. 60.Nxf4 Ng5+
  61. 61.Kg4 Nf7
  62. 62.Rf5+ Kg7
  63. 63.Nh5+ Kh8
  64. 64.Be5+ Nxe5+
  65. 65.Rxe5 Rd2
  66. 66.Re7

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