Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Benoni Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 102 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2018.09.20
Opening Benoni Defense (A56)
Moves 102
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Final Position

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

8/5b2/3p4/p1kPp2p/P3P2P/1K4N1/8/8 b - - 18 102

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 e5
  4. 4.Nc3 d6
  5. 5.e4 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.Nge2 g6
  8. 8.O-O Nh5
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Qd2 Ng7
  11. 11.Bh6 Nf6
  12. 12.h3 Kh8
  13. 13.Kh1 Ng8
  14. 14.Be3 Bd7
  15. 15.a3 Nh5
  16. 16.Ng3 Nxg3+
  17. 17.fxg3 Kg7
  18. 18.b4 b6
  19. 19.bxc5 bxc5
  20. 20.Rab1 h6
  21. 21.Ne2 Bg5
  22. 22.Rb7 Bxe3
  23. 23.Qxe3 Bc8
  24. 24.Rb3 Nf6
  25. 25.g4 Nd7
  26. 26.Ng1 Ba6
  27. 27.Nf3 Rb8
  28. 28.Rxb8 Qxb8
  29. 29.Rb1 Qc7
  30. 30.g5 h5
  31. 31.Qd2 Rb8
  32. 32.Rxb8 Qxb8
  33. 33.Qc3 Nb6
  34. 34.Nd2 Qc7
  35. 35.Qc1 Na4
  36. 36.Bc2 Nb6
  37. 37.Bd3 Bc8
  38. 38.Nf3 Bd7
  39. 39.Qd2 Na4
  40. 40.Bc2 Nb6
  41. 41.Bb3 Qb8
  42. 42.Qc3 Nc8
  43. 43.Bc2 Ne7
  44. 44.Kg1 Ng8
  45. 45.Qb3 Qxb3
  46. 46.Bxb3 Kf8
  47. 47.Kf2 Ke7
  48. 48.Ke3 Kd8
  49. 49.Kd2 Kc7
  50. 50.Kc3 Kb6
  51. 51.Bc2 Ka5
  52. 52.Nd2 Ne7
  53. 53.Nb3+ Kb6
  54. 54.Nd2 Nc8
  55. 55.Bd1 Ka5
  56. 56.Nb3+ Ka6
  57. 57.Nd2 Nb6
  58. 58.Bc2 Kb7
  59. 59.Bd1 Kc7
  60. 60.Bc2 Kd8
  61. 61.Bd1 Ke7
  62. 62.h4 Bc8
  63. 63.g3 Bh3
  64. 64.Be2 f6
  65. 65.gxf6+ Kxf6
  66. 66.Kd3 Kg7
  67. 67.Ke3 Bc8
  68. 68.Bf1 Kh6
  69. 69.Kd3 g5
  70. 70.Nf3 gxh4
  71. 71.gxh4 Nxc4
  72. 72.Kxc4 Ba6+
  73. 73.Kc3 Bxf1
  74. 74.Nd2 Be2
  75. 75.Kb2 Kg6
  76. 76.Nb1 Kf6
  77. 77.Nc3 Bd3
  78. 78.Kc1 Ke7
  79. 79.Kd2 Bc4
  80. 80.Ke3 Kd7
  81. 81.Kd2 Kc7
  82. 82.Ke3 Bf1
  83. 83.Kd2 Kb6
  84. 84.Ke3 c4
  85. 85.Kd2 Bh3
  86. 86.Ke3 Bd7
  87. 87.Kd2 Kc5
  88. 88.Ke3 Be8
  89. 89.Ne2 c3
  90. 90.Nxc3 Kc4
  91. 91.Ne2 a5
  92. 92.Ng3 Bg6
  93. 93.a4 Kb4
  94. 94.Kd3 Kc5
  95. 95.Kc3 Be8
  96. 96.Kd3 Bf7
  97. 97.Kc3 Bg6
  98. 98.Kd3 Bf7
  99. 99.Kc3 Be8
  100. 100.Kb3 Bg6
  101. 101.Kc3 Bf7
  102. 102.Kb3

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