Viswanathan Anand vs Alireza Firouzja

SuperUnited Blitz 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event SuperUnited Blitz 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.2
Date 2023.07.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R5/6p1/2pnk1p1/8/4K2P/5P2/8 w - - 4 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 h6
  8. 8.Nd2 b5
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.exd5 a5
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.Bb5+ Nd7
  14. 14.Nc4 O-O
  15. 15.c3 bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Qc7
  17. 17.Be3 Rb8
  18. 18.Qd2 Rxb5
  19. 19.axb5 Qxc4
  20. 20.Rxa5 Bb7
  21. 21.b6 Nf6
  22. 22.Rd1 Ra8
  23. 23.Qd3 Qc8
  24. 24.Rxa8 Qxa8
  25. 25.c4 Qa4
  26. 26.h3 Nd7
  27. 27.Rb1 Bg5
  28. 28.Bxg5 hxg5
  29. 29.Qf5 Nf6
  30. 30.c5 dxc5
  31. 31.Qxe5 Qd7
  32. 32.Rd1 Nxd5
  33. 33.Qc7 Qxc7
  34. 34.bxc7 Nxc7
  35. 35.Rd8+ Kh7
  36. 36.Rd7 Bxg2
  37. 37.Kxg2 Ne6
  38. 38.Rxf7 Kg6
  39. 39.Ra7 Kf5
  40. 40.Kf3 Nd4+
  41. 41.Ke3 Ne6
  42. 42.Rd7 Ke5
  43. 43.Rf7 g6
  44. 44.Ra7 Nf4
  45. 45.Rc7 Nd5+

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