Arjun Erigaisi vs Alireza Firouzja

Esports World Cup 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 2.1.4
Date 2025.07.31
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/2n5/2k2N2/7K/8/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Bf5
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nd6
  10. 10.Nf1 Bxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 c6
  12. 12.Bf4 Na6
  13. 13.Ng3 Nc7
  14. 14.h4 Ne6
  15. 15.Be5 Nc4
  16. 16.Nf5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  18. 18.Rxe5 f6
  19. 19.Re3 Rae8
  20. 20.Rae1 Qd6
  21. 21.h5 Nc7
  22. 22.Nh4 Rxe3
  23. 23.Rxe3 Re8
  24. 24.Nf5 Rxe3
  25. 25.Qxe3 Qd7
  26. 26.Qh3 Kf7
  27. 27.Qg4 Ne8
  28. 28.Qf4 Qe6
  29. 29.Kf1 g6
  30. 30.Ne3 gxh5
  31. 31.Qb8 Nd6
  32. 32.Qxa7 h4
  33. 33.Qb8 h3
  34. 34.gxh3 Qxh3+
  35. 35.Ke2 Qe6
  36. 36.a4 Kg6
  37. 37.b3 h5
  38. 38.Kf1 Ne4
  39. 39.Qh2 Ng5
  40. 40.Qg2 Qe4
  41. 41.Qxe4+ Nxe4
  42. 42.f3 Nd6
  43. 43.c4 dxc4
  44. 44.bxc4 Kg5
  45. 45.a5 h4
  46. 46.Kg2 f5
  47. 47.c5 Nb5
  48. 48.d5 cxd5
  49. 49.Nxd5 Na7
  50. 50.Nb4 Kf4
  51. 51.a6 bxa6
  52. 52.Nxa6 Nc6
  53. 53.Nc7 h3+
  54. 54.Kxh3 Kxf3
  55. 55.Ne6 Ke4
  56. 56.Kh4 Kd5
  57. 57.Ng7 Kxc5
  58. 58.Nxf5

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