Anish Giri vs Alireza Firouzja

Saint Louis Blitz 2023 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2023
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 10.5
Date 2023.11.18
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6p1/3Bppqp/3b4/1Q1P4/1p3PKP/1P3RP1/7r w - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bb4
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Bd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Bd3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.Qe2 Bf6
  12. 12.Rad1 b6
  13. 13.Ne4 Bb7
  14. 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bh4 Nb4
  17. 17.Bc4 Nbd5
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rc8
  19. 19.Bb3 Nf4
  20. 20.Qe3 Ng6
  21. 21.Bg3 Nd5
  22. 22.Qd2 Nde7
  23. 23.Ne5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Bxe5 Ng6
  25. 25.Bg3 Qf6
  26. 26.Bc2 Rfd8
  27. 27.f3 Rd7
  28. 28.a3 Rcd8
  29. 29.Bf2 Nh4
  30. 30.Qe3 Nf5
  31. 31.Bxf5 Qxf5
  32. 32.Rd2 Rc8
  33. 33.Red1 Bd5
  34. 34.Bg3 Rdd8
  35. 35.h3 Rc6
  36. 36.Kh2 Rdc8
  37. 37.Re1 f6
  38. 38.Qf2 Rc1
  39. 39.Rde2 R1c4
  40. 40.Rd2 a5
  41. 41.Qe3 b5
  42. 42.Qf2 b4
  43. 43.axb4 axb4
  44. 44.Qe3 Rc2
  45. 45.Rxc2 Rxc2
  46. 46.Re2 Rc8
  47. 47.Qd2 b3
  48. 48.Rf2 Qb1
  49. 49.Qb4 Rc1
  50. 50.Bd6 Rh1+
  51. 51.Kg3 Qg6+

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