Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri - FTX Crypto Cup 2021.05.23

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Levon Aronian vs Anish Giri
FTX Crypto Cup chess24.com INT round 2.1 2021.05.23
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knorre Variation 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.23"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C59"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+
c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bd6 10. d3 Nb7 11. Ng1 Nc5
12. Nf3 e4 13. dxe4 Ncxe4 14. O-O O-O 15. Nbd2 Qc7 16. Nc4 Bc5
17. Be3 Rd8 18. Qc1 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Rb8 20. c3 Bg4 21. Rd1 Ng5
22. Nxg5 Bxe2 23. Re1 Bh5 24. Nh3 Re8 25. b3 Re6 26. Nc4 Rxe1+
27. Qxe1 Re8 28. Qd2 Bg4 29. Nf4 g5 30. Nd3 Re2 31. Qc1 Bf5
32. Qd1 Ng4 33. g3 Qe7 34. h3 Bxd3 35. Qxd3 Nxf2 36. Qf5 Re1+
37. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 38. Kg2 Ne4 39. Qf3 Nxc3 40. h4 Ne4 41. Qe3
Qxe3 42. Nxe3 Nc3 43. a4 Ne4 44. Nf5 Kh7 45. b4 gxh4 46. gxh4
c5 47. Kf3 Nc3 48. bxc5 Nxa4 49. c6 Nb6 50. h5 a5 51. Ke4 a4
52. Kd4 a3 53. Kc3 Nc4 54. Nd4 a2 55. Nc2 Ne3 56. Na1 Nd5+
57. Kc4 Ne7 58. c7 Kg7 59. Kb3 Kf6 60. Kxa2 Kg5 61. Kb3 Kxh5
62. Nc2 Kg5 63. Kc4 h5 64. Kd3 h4 65. Ke2 Kf6 66. Nd4 Nc8
67. Kf3 Ke5 68. Nc6+ Kd6 69. Nd8 Kxc7 70. Nxf7 Nd6 71. Nxd6
Kxd6 72. Kg4 h3 73. Kxh3 1/2-1/2

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Updated: 1 December, 2021
Created: 1 December, 2021