Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.29
Date 2018.09.20
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q7/5pk1/3p2p1/R7/2q5/p3P2P/P4P2/6K1 b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.b3 a5
  7. 7.Bb2 a4
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.e3 Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Bxf3
  11. 11.Bxf3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nc3 a3
  13. 13.Bc1 e5
  14. 14.dxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Bg2 Re8
  16. 16.Bd2 Nd3
  17. 17.Qe2 Nb4
  18. 18.Na4 c5
  19. 19.Bxb4 cxb4
  20. 20.Bxb7 Ra7
  21. 21.Bg2 Ne4
  22. 22.Rad1 Rxa4
  23. 23.Bxe4 Rxe4
  24. 24.bxa4 Qb6
  25. 25.Qd3 Re6
  26. 26.Qb3 Bc3
  27. 27.Rd5 h5
  28. 28.Kg2 h4
  29. 29.gxh4 Rf6
  30. 30.Rc1 Qd8
  31. 31.Rxc3 bxc3
  32. 32.Qxc3 Re6
  33. 33.Qd4 Qa8
  34. 34.a5 Qb7
  35. 35.Qb6 Qe7
  36. 36.a6 Qxh4
  37. 37.a7 Qe4+
  38. 38.Kg1 Re8
  39. 39.Qb7 Qxc4
  40. 40.a8=Q Rxa8
  41. 41.Qxa8+ Kg7
  42. 42.Ra5

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