Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 31 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.21
Date 2018.09.20
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4pk1/5npp/6P1/7P/P1R5/2P2PK1/4q3 w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Be3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.Qd2 Nc6
  7. 7.d5 Nb4
  8. 8.a3 Na6
  9. 9.Bxa6 bxa6
  10. 10.Bh6 c6
  11. 11.Bxg7 Kxg7
  12. 12.O-O Qb6
  13. 13.Rab1 cxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Bb7
  15. 15.Rfe1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Re3 Rac8
  17. 17.b4 a5
  18. 18.bxa5 Qa6
  19. 19.h3 Rc5
  20. 20.Qd4 Bxd5
  21. 21.Rbe1 e5
  22. 22.Nxe5 Rxc3
  23. 23.Rxc3 dxe5
  24. 24.Rxe5 Rxe5
  25. 25.Qxe5 Qxa5
  26. 26.g4 h6
  27. 27.h4 Qa4
  28. 28.g5 Qg4+
  29. 29.Kf1 Qd1+
  30. 30.Qe1 Bg2+
  31. 31.Kxg2 Qxe1

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