Alireza Firouzja vs Anish Giri

11th Norway Blitz 2023 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 11th Norway Blitz 2023
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.5
Date 2023.05.29
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rr1qk/1p4pp/p5Q1/2P4R/2B5/P3p1NP/6PK/8 b - - 12 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.b4 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 Bf5
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.a3 Bd6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Rc1 e5
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Nb5 Bb8
  12. 12.Nh4 Be6
  13. 13.Qc2 Ne8
  14. 14.Nf3 a6
  15. 15.Nc3 Nd6
  16. 16.d3 Re8
  17. 17.Na4 f6
  18. 18.Nc5 Nxc5
  19. 19.bxc5 Nf7
  20. 20.O-O Bc7
  21. 21.Nd2 Bd7
  22. 22.e4 Bc6
  23. 23.Bg4 Ng5
  24. 24.Rfe1 Kh8
  25. 25.Nf1 Rb8
  26. 26.Rcd1 Qe7
  27. 27.exd5 Bxd5
  28. 28.d4 Qf7
  29. 29.dxe5 Bxe5
  30. 30.Bxe5 fxe5
  31. 31.Qd2 Ne4
  32. 32.Qxd5 Qxf2+
  33. 33.Kh1 Nc3
  34. 34.Qd6 Nxd1
  35. 35.Rxd1 e4
  36. 36.Ng3 e3
  37. 37.Be2 Qf7
  38. 38.h3 Rbc8
  39. 39.Kh2 Qc7
  40. 40.Rd5 Qf7
  41. 41.Rf5 Qa2
  42. 42.Rh5 Rcd8
  43. 43.Qg6 Qg8
  44. 44.Bc4

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