Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja

Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb · 2021 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
Site lichess.org INT
Round 24
Date 2021.02.27
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3Nn3/3K1k2/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 23 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.h4 h6
  5. 5.Be3 c6
  6. 6.Qd2 b5
  7. 7.Bd3 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.Nce2 a5
  11. 11.c3 bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 e5
  13. 13.Nh3 O-O
  14. 14.Bxh6 exd4
  15. 15.cxd4 c5
  16. 16.Nf2 cxd4
  17. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
  18. 18.Nxd4 Ne5
  19. 19.Bb5 Rh8
  20. 20.Rd1 Qb6
  21. 21.Ne2 Ba6
  22. 22.Qxd6 Qxd6
  23. 23.Rxd6 Bxb5
  24. 24.axb5 a4
  25. 25.O-O Rxh4
  26. 26.Ra1 Rhh8
  27. 27.Rd4 Rhb8
  28. 28.Nc3 a3
  29. 29.Rb4 Rc8
  30. 30.Rb3 Nc4
  31. 31.b6 Rcb8
  32. 32.b7 Ra7
  33. 33.Rb4 Ne3
  34. 34.Ra2 Nh5
  35. 35.Nd3 Raxb7
  36. 36.Rxb7 Rxb7
  37. 37.Rxa3 Rd7
  38. 38.Ne2 Nc4
  39. 39.Rc3 Ne3
  40. 40.g4 Nf6
  41. 41.Ne5 Rd1+
  42. 42.Kf2 Nf1
  43. 43.Rc7 Nh7
  44. 44.Rxf7+ Kg8
  45. 45.Rc7 Nf8
  46. 46.g5 Nd2
  47. 47.Ng4 Ne6
  48. 48.Nf6+ Kf8
  49. 49.Rd7 Nxg5
  50. 50.Nf4 Ndxe4+
  51. 51.fxe4 Nxe4+
  52. 52.Ke3 Rxd7
  53. 53.Nxd7+ Ke7
  54. 54.Ne5 Nd6
  55. 55.Nexg6+ Kf6
  56. 56.Kd4 Nf5+
  57. 57.Kd5 Ne7+
  58. 58.Kd6 Nxg6
  59. 59.Nd5+ Kf5
  60. 60.Nc7 Ne5
  61. 61.Ne6 Nf7+
  62. 62.Kd5 Ng5
  63. 63.Nd4+ Kf6
  64. 64.Nc6 Ne6
  65. 65.Kd6 Nf4
  66. 66.Kc7 Ne6+
  67. 67.Kd7 Nf8+
  68. 68.Kd6 Ng6
  69. 69.Ne5 Ne7
  70. 70.Nd7+

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