Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2021.09.28
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/6R1/4kP2/6PK/8/5R1P/8/6r1 b - - 8 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.a5 Ba7
  11. 11.h3 Bb7
  12. 12.Re1 O-O
  13. 13.Be3 exd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Ne7
  15. 15.e5 Nfd5
  16. 16.Bg5 dxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Re8
  18. 18.Nc3 Nxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Qxd1
  20. 20.Raxd1 c5
  21. 21.Rd7 c4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Bc5
  23. 23.Ba2 Bc6
  24. 24.e6 f6
  25. 25.Bf4 Rbc8
  26. 26.Nd4 Ba8
  27. 27.Bd6 g6
  28. 28.Bxc5 Rxc5
  29. 29.Ra7 Rxc3
  30. 30.Rxa6 Ra3
  31. 31.Bb3 f5
  32. 32.Ra7 Kg7
  33. 33.Rb1 Be4
  34. 34.Bc2 Bxc2
  35. 35.Nxc2 Ra4
  36. 36.Rxb5 Kf6
  37. 37.Rb6 Nc8
  38. 38.Rf7+ Ke5
  39. 39.Rb5+ Kxe6
  40. 40.Rxh7 Nd6
  41. 41.Rb6 Rxa5
  42. 42.Nd4+ Kd5
  43. 43.Rd7 Kxd4
  44. 44.Rdxd6+ Ke5
  45. 45.Rxg6 Ra1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Ra2
  47. 47.Rb5+ Ke4
  48. 48.Rb4+ Ke5
  49. 49.f4+ Kd5
  50. 50.Rf6 Kc5
  51. 51.Rb1 Rg8
  52. 52.Rxf5+ Kd4
  53. 53.Rg5 Rf8
  54. 54.Rf1 Re2
  55. 55.f5 Ke5
  56. 56.f6+ Ke6
  57. 57.Rg6 Rf7
  58. 58.Rf3 Re4
  59. 59.g4 Re1
  60. 60.g5 Re2+
  61. 61.Kg3 Re1
  62. 62.Rg7 Rg1+
  63. 63.Kh4 Rf8
  64. 64.Kh5

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