Alireza Firouzja vs Anish Giri

Aimchess US Rapid Prelim · 2021 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Aimchess US Rapid Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 15.5
Date 2021.08.30
Opening Slav Defense (D13)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

6k1/4R3/1p2pp2/1P1p1p2/3P3b/4PK1P/r3N3/8 b - - 9 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 a6
  7. 7.e3 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 e6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bg5 Be7
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Rac1 g6
  15. 15.a3 h5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Kg7
  17. 17.Na4 Qd6
  18. 18.Nc5 Rab8
  19. 19.b4 Rfc8
  20. 20.Bf1 a5
  21. 21.Rb1 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 b6
  23. 23.Nd3 Ra8
  24. 24.Rdc1 Ne7
  25. 25.Qf4 Nf5
  26. 26.b5 Qxf4
  27. 27.Nxf4 Rxc1
  28. 28.Rxc1 Bg5
  29. 29.g3 h4
  30. 30.Rc7 Kg8
  31. 31.Bd3 hxg3
  32. 32.Bxf5 gxf2+
  33. 33.Kxf2 gxf5
  34. 34.Rb7 Bh4+
  35. 35.Kf3 Ra2
  36. 36.Ne2 Ra1
  37. 37.Nf4 Ra2
  38. 38.Ne2 f6
  39. 39.Re7 Ra1
  40. 40.Nf4 Ra2
  41. 41.Ne2 Ra1
  42. 42.Nf4 Ra2
  43. 43.Ne2

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