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

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