Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja

Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup · 2020 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 71 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.9
Date 2020.04.15
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4k2/1pB2n2/1P3K2/6p1/6P1/8/8 w - - 5 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 e6
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.Bg3 c5
  6. 6.Nbd2 Qc7
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxc5
  8. 8.c4 dxc4
  9. 9.Rc1 Bxg3
  10. 10.hxg3 O-O
  11. 11.Bxc4 Qb6
  12. 12.Bb3 Bd7
  13. 13.Nc4 Qb4+
  14. 14.Qd2 Qxd2+
  15. 15.Nfxd2 Na6
  16. 16.Nd6 Bc6
  17. 17.f3 Rfd8
  18. 18.N6c4 Nb4
  19. 19.Ke2 Bb5
  20. 20.a3 Nd3
  21. 21.Rc2 Rac8
  22. 22.Rd1 Nc5
  23. 23.Ba2 Ba4
  24. 24.b3 Bb5
  25. 25.Nb1 Rxd1
  26. 26.Kxd1 Nd5
  27. 27.Nbd2 f5
  28. 28.Ke2 Kf8
  29. 29.e4 fxe4
  30. 30.fxe4 Nf6
  31. 31.Ke3 Ke7
  32. 32.Ne5 Kd6
  33. 33.Ndf3 Rc7
  34. 34.b4 Ncxe4
  35. 35.Rxc7 Kxc7
  36. 36.g4 h6
  37. 37.Bxe6 Kd6
  38. 38.Bf5 Nc3
  39. 39.Nf7+ Ke7
  40. 40.N7e5 Be8
  41. 41.Kd4 Nb5+
  42. 42.Kc4 Nxa3+
  43. 43.Kb3 Nb5
  44. 44.Bd3 Nd6
  45. 45.Kc3 Bd7
  46. 46.g5 Nfe4+
  47. 47.Kd4 Nxg5
  48. 48.Nxg5 hxg5
  49. 49.Nxd7 Kxd7
  50. 50.Kd5 Ne8
  51. 51.Bb5+ Ke7
  52. 52.Ke5 Nd6
  53. 53.Bd3 Nf7+
  54. 54.Kf5 g6+
  55. 55.Ke4 Ke6
  56. 56.Kd4 Ne5
  57. 57.Be4 Kd6
  58. 58.Bd5 b6
  59. 59.Be4 Nd7
  60. 60.b5 Ne5
  61. 61.Bc2 Nd7
  62. 62.Bxg6 Nc5
  63. 63.Bc2 Ne6+
  64. 64.Ke4 Ke7
  65. 65.Ke5 Nc5
  66. 66.Be4 Nd7+
  67. 67.Kf5 Nf6
  68. 68.Bc6 g4
  69. 69.g3 Ng8
  70. 70.Kg5 Nf6
  71. 71.Kf5 Kf7

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