Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

40th Olympiad Open · 2012 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event 40th Olympiad Open
Site Istanbul TUR
Round 10.3
Date 2012.09.07
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1bb5/1B6/P7/6p1/1Pk5/8/8/5K2 b - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qb3 e6
  5. 5.g3 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Bf4 a5
  9. 9.Rc1 h6
  10. 10.a4 Ne4
  11. 11.Nfd2 Nd6
  12. 12.Bxd6 Bxd6
  13. 13.e4 dxe4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Bb4
  15. 15.c5 Nf6
  16. 16.Qc4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Kh8
  18. 18.Bg2 e5
  19. 19.d5 f5
  20. 20.dxc6 e4
  21. 21.cxb7 Bxb7
  22. 22.c6 Ba6
  23. 23.Qb3 Rc8
  24. 24.Nc3 Rxc6
  25. 25.Nd5 Bc5
  26. 26.Bf1 f4
  27. 27.Nxf4 Bxf2+
  28. 28.Kh1 Rb6
  29. 29.Qc2 e3
  30. 30.Bg2 Qe8
  31. 31.Qc5 Rff6
  32. 32.Rc2 g5
  33. 33.Nd5 e2
  34. 34.Qxa5 e1=Q+
  35. 35.Rxe1 Qxe1+
  36. 36.Qxe1 Bxe1
  37. 37.Nxb6 Rxb6
  38. 38.Rc6 Rxc6
  39. 39.Bxc6 Kg7
  40. 40.Kg2 Kf6
  41. 41.Bf3 Ke5
  42. 42.h4 Bc8
  43. 43.hxg5 hxg5
  44. 44.Kf1 Bxg3
  45. 45.b4 Kd4
  46. 46.a5 Kc4
  47. 47.a6 Bb8
  48. 48.Bb7

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