Alireza Firouzja vs Anish Giri

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Site Samarkand UZB
Round 10.1
Date 2025.09.14
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

r2qkb1r/3p1ppp/Qp2p3/4P3/2P5/N1n2N2/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 w k - 9 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nd4
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.O-O Nxb5
  6. 6.Nxb5 a6
  7. 7.Na3 Nf6
  8. 8.e5 Nd5
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 b6
  11. 11.Qe4 Bb7
  12. 12.c4 Nc3
  13. 13.Qxb7 Rb8
  14. 14.Qxa6 Ra8
  15. 15.Qb7 Rb8
  16. 16.Qa6 Ra8
  17. 17.Qb7 Rb8
  18. 18.Qa6 Ra8

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