Anish Giri vs Alireza Firouzja
GCT Super ROM Classic · 2026 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 72 moves
The Game
| White | Anish Giri |
|---|---|
| Black | Alireza Firouzja |
| Result | 1-0 |
| Event | GCT Super ROM Classic |
| Site | Bucharest ROU |
| Round | 3.2 |
| Date | 2026.05.16 |
| Opening | King's Indian, Classical (E94) |
| Moves | 72 |
Final Position








The position after the last move · 1-0
8/8/8/pP6/P7/5kp1/2R5/4b2K b - - 2 72
All The Moves
- 1.d4 Nf6
- 2.c4 g6
- 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 4.e4 d6
- 5.Be2 O-O
- 6.Nf3 e5
- 7.O-O h6
- 8.Qc2 exd4
- 9.Nxd4 Nc6
- 10.Be3 Nd5
- 11.cxd5 Nxd4
- 12.Qd2 Nxe2+
- 13.Nxe2 Re8
- 14.Nc3 h5
- 15.Bd4 Bf8
- 16.Qf4 c5
- 17.dxc6 bxc6
- 18.Bf6 Qa5
- 19.Rfd1 Re6
- 20.Ne2 Bh6
- 21.Qf3 Bd7
- 22.Bc3 Qd8
- 23.Nf4 Rf6
- 24.Bxf6 Qxf6
- 25.Nd3 Qxf3
- 26.gxf3 Bh3
- 27.f4 c5
- 28.b3 a5
- 29.e5 dxe5
- 30.fxe5 Bg4
- 31.Nxc5 Bxd1
- 32.Rxd1 Rc8
- 33.Nb7 Rc2
- 34.Rd8+ Kg7
- 35.a4 h4
- 36.Rd3 Bd2
- 37.Nd6 Bb4
- 38.Kg2 Kf8
- 39.Nc4 Ke7
- 40.Ne3 Rb2
- 41.Ng4 Ke6
- 42.Rf3 Bc5
- 43.h3 Be7
- 44.Rc3 Bb4
- 45.Rf3 Be7
- 46.Nh6 f5
- 47.exf6 Bxf6
- 48.Rd3 Bg5
- 49.Ng4 Bf4
- 50.Kf3 Bd6
- 51.Ke4 g5
- 52.Kd4 Rb1
- 53.Kc4 Rh1
- 54.Re3+ Kf5
- 55.Nh6+ Kf4
- 56.Re6 Be5
- 57.Ng4 Bb2
- 58.Re3 Rxh3
- 59.Rxh3 Kxg4
- 60.Rh1 Ba3
- 61.Rg1+ Kf4
- 62.Kd3 g4
- 63.Ke2 h3
- 64.Kf1 Bc5
- 65.Rg3 h2
- 66.Kg2 Bxf2
- 67.Rc3 g3
- 68.b4 Be1
- 69.Rc4+ Ke3
- 70.b5 h1=Q+
- 71.Kxh1 Kf3
- 72.Rc2
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