Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 89 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.7
Date 2018.09.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 89
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/6p1/6Pp/2QP1K2/8/7P/4q3/8 b - - 68 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc4 Nd7
  10. 10.Ne3 a5
  11. 11.a4 b5
  12. 12.Bd2 Bb4
  13. 13.d4 f6
  14. 14.axb5 cxb5
  15. 15.Bxb4 axb4
  16. 16.Qd2 Qe7
  17. 17.d5 Bf7
  18. 18.Rad1 Qc5
  19. 19.Ne1 Bg6
  20. 20.f3 f5
  21. 21.Nd3 Qb6
  22. 22.exf5 Bxf5
  23. 23.Nxb4 Bg6
  24. 24.Kh1 Kh8
  25. 25.Qc3 Qd6
  26. 26.Nc6 Rf4
  27. 27.Ng4 e4
  28. 28.Nge5 Nxe5
  29. 29.Nxe5 exf3
  30. 30.Rxf3 Rxf3
  31. 31.Nxg6+ Qxg6
  32. 32.Qxf3 Re8
  33. 33.c4 bxc4
  34. 34.bxc4 Qc2
  35. 35.Rf1 h6
  36. 36.Qf4 Qd3
  37. 37.h3 Re3
  38. 38.Kh2 Kh7
  39. 39.Rf2 Re1
  40. 40.Qxc7 Rc1
  41. 41.Rf7 Qd4
  42. 42.Qf4 Qg1+
  43. 43.Kg3 Rc3+
  44. 44.Kh4 Qe1+
  45. 45.g3 Qe8
  46. 46.Qf5+ Kg8
  47. 47.Rd7 Rxc4+
  48. 48.g4 Re4
  49. 49.Rd6 Qe7+
  50. 50.Kh5 Re5
  51. 51.Rd8+ Qxd8
  52. 52.Qxe5 Kh7
  53. 53.Qf5+ Kh8
  54. 54.g5 Qe8+
  55. 55.g6 Qe2+
  56. 56.Kh4 Qe1+
  57. 57.Kg4 Qg1+
  58. 58.Kf4 Qd4+
  59. 59.Qe4 Qf6+
  60. 60.Ke3 Qc3+
  61. 61.Ke2 Qb2+
  62. 62.Kf3 Qc3+
  63. 63.Kf4 Qf6+
  64. 64.Ke3 Qc3+
  65. 65.Qd3 Qe5+
  66. 66.Kf3 Qf6+
  67. 67.Ke2 Qe5+
  68. 68.Kd1 Qa1+
  69. 69.Kd2 Qb2+
  70. 70.Ke3 Qe5+
  71. 71.Kf3 Qf6+
  72. 72.Kg2 Qg5+
  73. 73.Kf2 Qf6+
  74. 74.Ke1 Qe5+
  75. 75.Kf2 Qf6+
  76. 76.Kg3 Qe5+
  77. 77.Kf3 Qf6+
  78. 78.Ke3 Qe5+
  79. 79.Kd2 Qb2+
  80. 80.Kd1 Qa1+
  81. 81.Kc2 Qa2+
  82. 82.Kc3 Qa3+
  83. 83.Kd4 Qb4+
  84. 84.Ke5 Qe7+
  85. 85.Kd4 Qb4+
  86. 86.Qc4 Qb6+
  87. 87.Qc5 Qb2+
  88. 88.Ke4 Qe2+
  89. 89.Kf5

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