Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri

World Blitz 2021 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2021
Site Warsaw POL
Round 16.2
Date 2021.12.30
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/PK1R2p1/6k1/6P1/8/6P1/r7 b - - 10 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nc3 h6
  6. 6.h3 a6
  7. 7.a4 d6
  8. 8.Be3 Bxe3
  9. 9.fxe3 Be6
  10. 10.b3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Nb8
  12. 12.Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.d4 Nbd7
  14. 14.Qd3 Qe7
  15. 15.a5 Rac8
  16. 16.Qc4 Kh7
  17. 17.Rad1 exd4
  18. 18.exd4 e5
  19. 19.dxe5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Qxe5
  21. 21.Rf5 Qe7
  22. 22.Nd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Qxd5 Rfe8
  24. 24.Rd4 c5
  25. 25.Rd2 Qxe4
  26. 26.Qxe4 Rxe4
  27. 27.Rf7 c4
  28. 28.Rxb7 cxb3
  29. 29.cxb3 Rc6
  30. 30.Rd3 Re5
  31. 31.Rg3 Rg5
  32. 32.Rxg5 hxg5
  33. 33.Rb6 Rc3
  34. 34.Rxa6 Rxb3
  35. 35.Rxd6 Ra3
  36. 36.a6 g6
  37. 37.Kf2 Kh6
  38. 38.Ke2 Kh5
  39. 39.Kd2 g4
  40. 40.hxg4+ Kg5
  41. 41.Kc2 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kb3 Ra1
  43. 43.Kb4 Rb1+
  44. 44.Kc5 Ra1
  45. 45.Kb6

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