Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

5th Zurich Opening Blitz · 2016 · Colle System · 0-1 in 72 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event 5th Zurich Opening Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.1
Date 2016.02.12
Opening Colle System (D04)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1Q6/5pk1/8/6p1/4q1P1/7P/1p4K1/8 w - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e3 Bf5
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 c6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O Ne4
  9. 9.g3 Nd6
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Bd2 Be7
  12. 12.Nxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Kg2 g5
  14. 14.f3 Nb6
  15. 15.b3 Qd7
  16. 16.g4 Kf8
  17. 17.Be1 Ne8
  18. 18.Rh1 g6
  19. 19.Rc1 Kg7
  20. 20.a4 Qd8
  21. 21.Rc2 Rc8
  22. 22.Bd3 Nd7
  23. 23.Bg3 Nb8
  24. 24.Ne2 Bd6
  25. 25.Rxc8 Qxc8
  26. 26.Bf2 Qd8
  27. 27.Bb5 Nc7
  28. 28.Bd3 Nc6
  29. 29.Bb1 Ne8
  30. 30.Qe1 Bb4
  31. 31.Qc1 a6
  32. 32.h3 Be7
  33. 33.Qb2 Qb6
  34. 34.e4 Nd6
  35. 35.Nc3 Nb4
  36. 36.Re1 Qc6
  37. 37.exd5 Nxd5
  38. 38.Nxd5 Qxd5
  39. 39.Re5 Qc6
  40. 40.d5 Qc7
  41. 41.Rxe6+ Kh7
  42. 42.Re1 Rc8
  43. 43.Bd4 Ne8
  44. 44.Be5 Bd6
  45. 45.Bh8 Bh2
  46. 46.Be5 Bxe5
  47. 47.Rxe5 Qd8
  48. 48.Qd2 Kg7
  49. 49.Re1 Qf6
  50. 50.Bd3 Nd6
  51. 51.Rc1 Rxc1
  52. 52.Qxc1 Qe5
  53. 53.Bc4 b5
  54. 54.axb5 axb5
  55. 55.Bf1 Qxd5
  56. 56.Qc3+ Kg8
  57. 57.Kg3 Qd1
  58. 58.Kf2 Qd5
  59. 59.Kg3 Qd1
  60. 60.Kf2 Qd5
  61. 61.Bd3 b4
  62. 62.Qd2 Qxb3
  63. 63.Bxg6 Nc4
  64. 64.Qd8+ Kg7
  65. 65.Be4 Qe3+
  66. 66.Kg2 Nd2
  67. 67.Ba8 Qe2+
  68. 68.Kg1 Qe3+
  69. 69.Kg2 b3
  70. 70.Be4 Nxe4
  71. 71.fxe4 b2
  72. 72.Qb8 Qxe4+

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