Anish Giri vs Alireza Firouzja

FTX Crypto Cup 2022 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FTX Crypto Cup 2022
Site Miami USA
Round 3.1
Date 2022.08.17
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/1k2b3/8/8/7K/8 w - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 c5
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxd1
  8. 8.Rxd1 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nbd2 c3
  10. 10.bxc3 O-O
  11. 11.c4 Rd8
  12. 12.Bb2 Bd7
  13. 13.Nb3 Be7
  14. 14.Nfd4 Rac8
  15. 15.Nb5 b6
  16. 16.Nd6 Rc7
  17. 17.Ba3 Ne5
  18. 18.Nb5 Bxb5
  19. 19.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  20. 20.cxb5 Nc4
  21. 21.Rd1 Rd7
  22. 22.Rxd7 Nxd7
  23. 23.Bb4 Bf6
  24. 24.e3 Bb2
  25. 25.Bf1 Nce5
  26. 26.f4 Ng4
  27. 27.e4 Ngf6
  28. 28.Bd3 e5
  29. 29.Kg2 h6
  30. 30.f5 g6
  31. 31.fxg6 fxg6
  32. 32.Kf3 Kf7
  33. 33.Bc4+ Ke8
  34. 34.a4 g5
  35. 35.h3 Kd8
  36. 36.Be6 Bd4
  37. 37.Bf5 Bc5
  38. 38.Bd2 Bf8
  39. 39.h4 gxh4
  40. 40.gxh4 Ne8
  41. 41.Bc3 Bg7
  42. 42.Bb4 Bf6
  43. 43.Kg4 Ng7
  44. 44.h5 Be7
  45. 45.Bxd7 Bxb4
  46. 46.Bf5 Ne8
  47. 47.Kf3 Ke7
  48. 48.Nc1 Nd6
  49. 49.Nd3 Bc3
  50. 50.Bg6 Kf6
  51. 51.Kg4 Nc4
  52. 52.Kf3 Kg5
  53. 53.Kg3 Ne3
  54. 54.Kf3 Ng4
  55. 55.Nf2 Nf6
  56. 56.Nh3+ Kh4
  57. 57.Nf2 Nxh5
  58. 58.Bxh5 Kxh5
  59. 59.Ng4 Kg5
  60. 60.Ne3 Bd4
  61. 61.Nc4 h5
  62. 62.Nd6 h4
  63. 63.Nc8 h3
  64. 64.Nxa7 h2
  65. 65.Kg2 Kf4
  66. 66.Nc6 Kxe4
  67. 67.a5 bxa5
  68. 68.Nxa5 Kd5
  69. 69.Nc6 Kc5
  70. 70.Kxh2 Kxb5
  71. 71.Nxe5 Bxe5+

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