Arjun Erigaisi vs Alireza Firouzja

World Blitz 2025 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 8.2
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

4r3/4PR2/6kp/1p3R2/1r6/8/5K2/8 w - - 11 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 dxc4
  7. 7.e4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 b5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.h4 g4
  11. 11.Ne5 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nxd7 Qxd7
  13. 13.Be5 Qe7
  14. 14.b3 cxb3
  15. 15.axb3 Bg7
  16. 16.O-O O-O
  17. 17.Bxg4 Nxg4
  18. 18.Qxg4 f6
  19. 19.Bf4 Kh7
  20. 20.Qg3 Qf7
  21. 21.Bd6 Rg8
  22. 22.Qf3 c5
  23. 23.Bxc5 f5
  24. 24.Qf4 Bf6
  25. 25.f3 Qg7
  26. 26.Rf2 a6
  27. 27.e5 Bd8
  28. 28.d5 Rc8
  29. 29.b4 Bc7
  30. 30.Re1 Qf7
  31. 31.Qd4 exd5
  32. 32.e6 Qg7
  33. 33.Qxg7+ Rxg7
  34. 34.Rd2 Bg3
  35. 35.Ree2 Bxh4
  36. 36.Nxd5 Re8
  37. 37.Re5 Bg5
  38. 38.f4 Bxd5
  39. 39.Rdxd5 Bxf4
  40. 40.Rxf5 Bg5
  41. 41.Rde5 Kg6
  42. 42.Rf3 Rc7
  43. 43.g4 Bf6
  44. 44.Re4 a5
  45. 45.e7 axb4
  46. 46.Bxb4 Rc4
  47. 47.Re6 Rxg4+
  48. 48.Kf2 Rxb4
  49. 49.Rexf6+ Kg7
  50. 50.Rf7+ Kg6
  51. 51.R3f6+ Kg5
  52. 52.Rf5+ Kg6
  53. 53.R5f6+ Kg5
  54. 54.Rf5+ Kg6

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