Anish Giri vs Levon Aronian

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.3
Date 2021.09.28
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p6/2p5/PP4k1/6p1/6Kp/4r2P/1R6 w - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nxe5
  6. 6.dxe5 Nc5
  7. 7.Bc4 c6
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd6 Bxd6
  10. 10.Re1+ Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 Nxe6
  12. 12.Nd2 Qc7
  13. 13.Nf3 Rd8
  14. 14.Qe2 O-O
  15. 15.Be3 Qa5
  16. 16.Qc4 Qb4
  17. 17.Qxb4 Bxb4
  18. 18.Re2 a6
  19. 19.g3 Ba5
  20. 20.c3 Rd5
  21. 21.Rd2 Rxd2
  22. 22.Nxd2 Rd8
  23. 23.Nc4 Bc7
  24. 24.a4 Kf8
  25. 25.Kf1 Ke7
  26. 26.Ke2 Rd5
  27. 27.f4 g6
  28. 28.Nd2 h5
  29. 29.Nf3 a5
  30. 30.b4 axb4
  31. 31.cxb4 f6
  32. 32.Rb1 Bd6
  33. 33.Bd2 g5
  34. 34.fxg5 fxg5
  35. 35.Bc3 h4
  36. 36.Be1 h3
  37. 37.Bf2 g4
  38. 38.Ne1 Ng5
  39. 39.Rb3 Ne4
  40. 40.Nd3 Rf5
  41. 41.Be1 Rf3
  42. 42.Rb1 Bxg3
  43. 43.Nc5 Bf4
  44. 44.Bh4+ Kf7
  45. 45.Nxe4 Re3+
  46. 46.Kf2 Rxe4
  47. 47.Bg3 Kg6
  48. 48.a5 Bxg3+
  49. 49.Kxg3 Kg5
  50. 50.b5 Re2

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