Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja

World Rapid 2021 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2021
Site Warsaw POL
Round 7.1
Date 2021.12.27
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2q2nk1/pp6/4pP2/1P1p2Nr/P2P2pP/4Q1P1/5RK1/8 b - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Ne7
  6. 6.h3 Nd7
  7. 7.Nf3 Bg6
  8. 8.b3 Nf5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb4
  10. 10.Bb2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O f6
  12. 12.a3 Ba5
  13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.exf6 Qxf6
  15. 15.Rc1 Nh4
  16. 16.Nxh4 Qxh4
  17. 17.b4 Bd8
  18. 18.Bg4 Bf5
  19. 19.Bxf5 Rxf5
  20. 20.Qe2 Nf8
  21. 21.Nd1 Bb6
  22. 22.Ne3 Rg5
  23. 23.f4 Rg3
  24. 24.Kh2 Rg6
  25. 25.Ng4 Qd8
  26. 26.a4 Bc7
  27. 27.b5 Bd6
  28. 28.Rc3 Rc8
  29. 29.Rxc8 Qxc8
  30. 30.Ne5 Rf6
  31. 31.Rc1 Qd8
  32. 32.g3 Rf5
  33. 33.Qd3 g5
  34. 34.Ng4 Kg7
  35. 35.Ne3 Rf7
  36. 36.f5 Qd7
  37. 37.Rf1 h6
  38. 38.Kg2 Kg8
  39. 39.Ng4 Kg7
  40. 40.f6+ Kh8
  41. 41.Nxh6 Rh7
  42. 42.Ng4 Qe8
  43. 43.Ba3 Bxa3
  44. 44.Qxa3 Qc8
  45. 45.Rc1 Qe8
  46. 46.Ne5 Kg8
  47. 47.Qf3 Qd8
  48. 48.Rf1 Kh8
  49. 49.Qe3 Qc8
  50. 50.Rf2 g4
  51. 51.h4 Rh5
  52. 52.Nf7+ Kg8
  53. 53.Ng5

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