Anish Giri vs Alireza Firouzja

Titled Tue 24th Jun Early · 2025 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 24th Jun Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2025.06.24
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 56
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pkp/4p3/3p4/3P1nnp/2P1q2N/1Q4P1/R6K w - - 22 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.Re1 Be7
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 b6
  9. 9.c3 Bb7
  10. 10.Bb3 d5
  11. 11.e5 Nd7
  12. 12.Nf1 Re8
  13. 13.Ng3 Nf8
  14. 14.d4 Ng6
  15. 15.Bc2 Rc8
  16. 16.Be3 cxd4
  17. 17.cxd4 Nb4
  18. 18.Bb1 a5
  19. 19.Ra3 Ba6
  20. 20.Rc3 b5
  21. 21.axb5 Bxb5
  22. 22.Qd2 Rxc3
  23. 23.bxc3 Nc6
  24. 24.Bd3 Bxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 a4
  26. 26.Qb5 Qa8
  27. 27.Bg5 Rb8
  28. 28.Qd3 a3
  29. 29.Bxe7 Ngxe7
  30. 30.Ng5 Ng6
  31. 31.Ra1 Rb2
  32. 32.h4 a2
  33. 33.h5 Nf8
  34. 34.h6 gxh6
  35. 35.Nh3 Qd8
  36. 36.Nh5 Qh4
  37. 37.Nf6+ Kh8
  38. 38.Kh2 Rxf2
  39. 39.Qa6 Ne7
  40. 40.Rxa2 Rxf6
  41. 41.exf6 Qxf6
  42. 42.Qd6 Nfg6
  43. 43.Ra8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Qb8 h5
  45. 45.Kg1 h4
  46. 46.Kh2 Nf5
  47. 47.Qg8+ Kh6
  48. 48.Qb8 Qe7
  49. 49.Ra7 Qf6
  50. 50.Qc7 Kg7
  51. 51.Ra8 Nh6
  52. 52.Qb8 Ng4+
  53. 53.Kg1 Qf5
  54. 54.Qb2 Qd3
  55. 55.Ra1 Qe3+
  56. 56.Kh1 Nf4

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Anish Giri and Alireza Firouzja, or browse all Anish Giri games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.