Viswanathan Anand vs Alireza Firouzja

TechM GCL 2025 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 9.1
Date 2025.12.21
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r4k/6p1/7p/1P2p3/1r2N3/5P2/1p1R4/1Q3qK1 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Bxd7+ Bxd7
  6. 6.c3 Nf6
  7. 7.Re1 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 e6
  11. 11.d5 e5
  12. 12.Qb3 Be7
  13. 13.Nfd2 Nd7
  14. 14.Nc3 b5
  15. 15.Nf1 Nc5
  16. 16.Qc2 Rc8
  17. 17.a3 O-O
  18. 18.Be3 Bg6
  19. 19.Ng3 Qd7
  20. 20.f3 a5
  21. 21.Qd1 Bh4
  22. 22.Bf2 a4
  23. 23.Rb1 Nb3
  24. 24.Qd3 Rc4
  25. 25.Rbd1 Rfc8
  26. 26.Rf1 h6
  27. 27.Nge2 Nc5
  28. 28.Qd2 Bd8
  29. 29.Nc1 Ba5
  30. 30.N1a2 f5
  31. 31.exf5 Bxf5
  32. 32.Qe2 Nb3
  33. 33.Be3 Nd4
  34. 34.Qf2 Nc2
  35. 35.Bb6 Bxb6
  36. 36.Qxb6 Nd4
  37. 37.Nb4 Bxh3
  38. 38.Nc6 Nxc6
  39. 39.dxc6 R8xc6
  40. 40.Qb8+ Kh7
  41. 41.gxh3 Qxh3
  42. 42.Rd2 b4
  43. 43.axb4 a3
  44. 44.b5 Rc8
  45. 45.Qxd6 axb2
  46. 46.Qd3+ Kh8
  47. 47.Ne4 Rb4
  48. 48.Qb1 Qxf1+

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