Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja

Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb · 2021 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
Site lichess.org INT
Round 22
Date 2021.02.27
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/4K3/4pB2/4Pb2/4k3/8/8/8 b - - 14 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.d4 dxe4
  4. 4.Ng5 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bf5
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.f3 exf3
  8. 8.Qxf3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bb5 Qd7
  10. 10.Bf4 a6
  11. 11.Bxc6 Qxc6
  12. 12.Qxc6+ bxc6
  13. 13.Be5 Be7
  14. 14.h3 O-O
  15. 15.O-O-O Nd5
  16. 16.Nf3 Nxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Be4
  18. 18.Bxc7 Bd5
  19. 19.Kd2 Bxa2
  20. 20.Ra1 Bd5
  21. 21.Ra5 Rfc8
  22. 22.Bb6 Rcb8
  23. 23.Bc5 Bd8
  24. 24.Ra3 a5
  25. 25.Rg1 Bc7
  26. 26.Ne5 Bxe5
  27. 27.dxe5 Rb5
  28. 28.Bd6 a4
  29. 29.g4 Bc4
  30. 30.Rga1 Rba5
  31. 31.Ke3 h5
  32. 32.Kd4 Be2
  33. 33.gxh5 Bxh5
  34. 34.c4 g5
  35. 35.Rg3 Bg6
  36. 36.Rxg5 a3
  37. 37.Ra2 Kh7
  38. 38.h4 Ra4
  39. 39.Kc3 Be4
  40. 40.Rg4 Rxc4+
  41. 41.Kxc4 Bd5+
  42. 42.Kd4 Bxa2
  43. 43.Rg3 Bb3
  44. 44.Bxa3 Bxc2
  45. 45.Bd6 Bg6
  46. 46.Kc5 Ra4
  47. 47.Rh3 Bf5
  48. 48.Rh2 Rg4
  49. 49.Kxc6 Kh6
  50. 50.Kd7 Kh5
  51. 51.Ke7 Rxh4
  52. 52.Rxh4+ Kxh4
  53. 53.Kxf7 Kg4
  54. 54.Be7 Kf4
  55. 55.Bf6 Ke4
  56. 56.Ke7 Kf4
  57. 57.Kd7 Ke4
  58. 58.Ke7 Kf4
  59. 59.Kd7 Ke4
  60. 60.Ke7

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