Anish Giri vs Alireza Firouzja

Titled Tue 28th Mar Early · 2023 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 28th Mar Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.03.28
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E97)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/4q1b1/3p2R1/3P2Q1/4P3/7K/8/8 b - - 21 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.bxa5 c5
  11. 11.a4 Rxa5
  12. 12.Ra3 Ra6
  13. 13.Bd2 Kh8
  14. 14.Qc1 Nfg8
  15. 15.Nb5 f5
  16. 16.exf5 gxf5
  17. 17.Ng5 Ng6
  18. 18.Nxh7 f4
  19. 19.Nxf8 Bxf8
  20. 20.Nc3 Bf5
  21. 21.g4 Qg5
  22. 22.Kh1 Nh4
  23. 23.f3 Nf6
  24. 24.Be1 Bg6
  25. 25.Qd1 Rb6
  26. 26.Bd3 Rb2
  27. 27.Bxg6 Nxg6
  28. 28.Ra2 Rxa2
  29. 29.Nxa2 e4
  30. 30.fxe4 Nxg4
  31. 31.Qf3 N4e5
  32. 32.Qh3+ Kg8
  33. 33.Rg1 Qf6
  34. 34.Bh4 Qf7
  35. 35.Nc3 Bg7
  36. 36.Nd1 Nxc4
  37. 37.Be1 Nce5
  38. 38.Nf2 f3
  39. 39.Bd2 Nf4
  40. 40.Bxf4 Qxf4
  41. 41.Qc8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Qxb7 Qf6
  43. 43.a5 c4
  44. 44.a6 Nd3
  45. 45.Nxd3 cxd3
  46. 46.Qd7 f2
  47. 47.Qh3+ Kg8
  48. 48.Rf1 Qd4
  49. 49.Qf3 d2
  50. 50.Kg2 Be5
  51. 51.h4 Kg7
  52. 52.h5 Kh6
  53. 53.Qg4 Kh7
  54. 54.Qg6+ Kh8
  55. 55.Qe8+ Kh7
  56. 56.Qg6+ Kh8
  57. 57.Qg4 Qd3
  58. 58.h6 Kh7
  59. 59.a7 d1=Q
  60. 60.Rxd1 Qa3
  61. 61.Rf1 Qxa7
  62. 62.Rxf2 Kxh6
  63. 63.Rf3 Qa2+
  64. 64.Rf2 Qa7
  65. 65.Qh3+ Kg7
  66. 66.Qf3 Qe7
  67. 67.Kh3 Kh8
  68. 68.Qh5+ Kg8
  69. 69.Rg2+ Bg7
  70. 70.Qg4 Kf8
  71. 71.Qf5+ Ke8
  72. 72.Rg6 Kd8
  73. 73.Qg5

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