Alireza Firouzja vs Anish Giri

Chessbrah Inv May 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Chessbrah Inv May 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.6
Date 2020.05.16
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/BP3pp1/3p4/3Bp1b1/8/8/1PPq4/1K5R b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 e6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Qe2 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 e5
  11. 11.Be3 Be6
  12. 12.Qb5+ Bd7
  13. 13.Qb3 Bc6
  14. 14.f3 O-O
  15. 15.O-O-O b5
  16. 16.Bxb5 Rb8
  17. 17.Bxc6 Rxb3
  18. 18.axb3 Qa5
  19. 19.Kb1 Rc8
  20. 20.Ba4 Rxc3
  21. 21.Bd2 Qc5
  22. 22.Bxc3 Nh7
  23. 23.h4 Qf2
  24. 24.Rdf1 Qe3
  25. 25.b4 Nf8
  26. 26.Bb3 Ng6
  27. 27.g5 hxg5
  28. 28.hxg5 Bxg5
  29. 29.Rhg1 Kf8
  30. 30.Rd1 Be7
  31. 31.Bd2 Qe2
  32. 32.Rge1 Qg2
  33. 33.Be3 Nh4
  34. 34.Rg1 Qxf3
  35. 35.Bxa7 Qxe4
  36. 36.b5 Nf3
  37. 37.Rh1 Bg5
  38. 38.Bd5 Qe2
  39. 39.b6 Nd2+
  40. 40.Rxd2 Qxd2
  41. 41.b7

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