Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2018.09.20
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/1p4p1/8/4Nn2/1q1PQ2n/6PP/1P2N3/5RK1 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Ne5 a5
  9. 9.e3 Nfd7
  10. 10.Bd3 Bxd3
  11. 11.Nxd3 e6
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.Qb3 O-O
  14. 14.e4 Ra6
  15. 15.Be3 Qb8
  16. 16.Rac1 Rd8
  17. 17.Rfd1 h6
  18. 18.h3 Bg5
  19. 19.Bxg5 hxg5
  20. 20.Ne2 Nc8
  21. 21.Qc3 Ne7
  22. 22.Qd2 f6
  23. 23.f4 gxf4
  24. 24.Qxf4 Rb6
  25. 25.Qg4 Nf8
  26. 26.Rc5 f5
  27. 27.Qf3 Nfg6
  28. 28.Rxa5 Nh4
  29. 29.Qe3 Rf8
  30. 30.exf5 c5
  31. 31.fxe6 Nef5
  32. 32.Qe4 Qe8
  33. 33.Rxc5 Rxe6
  34. 34.Re5 Qxa4
  35. 35.Rf1 Rxe5
  36. 36.Nxe5 Qb4
  37. 37.g3

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