Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.3
Date 2016.03.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5k2/8/5KPp/7P/8/8/8/8 w - - 5 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.h3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Bd3 Ba6
  12. 12.O-O Qc8
  13. 13.Rb1 axb4
  14. 14.axb4 Bxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Qb7
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rfc8
  17. 17.Ne1 Bd8
  18. 18.Qd1 Bc7
  19. 19.Nd3 Bxf4
  20. 20.exf4 Ne4
  21. 21.Ne2 Ra2
  22. 22.Rc2 Rca8
  23. 23.f3 Rxc2
  24. 24.Qxc2 Nef6
  25. 25.b5 Rc8
  26. 26.Qa4 Qc7
  27. 27.bxc6 Qxc6
  28. 28.Qxc6 Rxc6
  29. 29.Rc1 Rc7
  30. 30.Nc3 bxc5
  31. 31.dxc5 Ne8
  32. 32.Nb5 Rc8
  33. 33.Kf2 Nc7
  34. 34.Nxc7 Rxc7
  35. 35.Ke3 Kf8
  36. 36.Kd4 Nb8
  37. 37.Nb4 Rb7
  38. 38.Kc3 Ke7
  39. 39.Ra1 Kd7
  40. 40.Nd3 f6
  41. 41.Ra8 Kc6
  42. 42.h4 Kb5
  43. 43.Ra1 Nc6
  44. 44.Rb1+ Ka6
  45. 45.Re1 Re7
  46. 46.Ra1+ Kb7
  47. 47.Nb4 g5
  48. 48.fxg5 fxg5
  49. 49.h5 Rf7
  50. 50.Ra6 Nxb4
  51. 51.Rb6+ Kc8
  52. 52.Rxb4 Rf4
  53. 53.Rxf4 gxf4
  54. 54.Kd4 Kd7
  55. 55.Ke5 Kc6
  56. 56.Kxf4 Kxc5
  57. 57.g4 Kd6
  58. 58.Ke3 e5
  59. 59.g5 Ke7
  60. 60.g6 Kf6
  61. 61.Kd3 e4+
  62. 62.fxe4 dxe4+
  63. 63.Kxe4 Kg7
  64. 64.Kf5 Kg8
  65. 65.Kf6 Kf8

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