Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 77 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.5
Date 2023.07.19
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/7K/5k2/6q1/8 w - - 2 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Re1 O-O
  7. 7.a4 h6
  8. 8.Nc3 Re8
  9. 9.Nd5 Bf8
  10. 10.c3 Be6
  11. 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Qxe6
  13. 13.b4 a6
  14. 14.Be3 Qd7
  15. 15.b5 Nd8
  16. 16.Qb3 axb5
  17. 17.axb5 Ne6
  18. 18.h3 c6
  19. 19.bxc6 bxc6
  20. 20.d4 exd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Rab8
  22. 22.Qc2 c5
  23. 23.d5 Nc7
  24. 24.Bf4 Nb5
  25. 25.Qa4 Rb7
  26. 26.Rab1 Nc3
  27. 27.Qxd7 Rxd7
  28. 28.Rb3 Nxe4
  29. 29.Rbe3 f5
  30. 30.Nd2 Rde7
  31. 31.Nc4 Nf6
  32. 32.Rxe7 Rxe7
  33. 33.Rxe7 Bxe7
  34. 34.Bxd6 Kf8
  35. 35.Bxe7+ Kxe7
  36. 36.Ne3 g6
  37. 37.Kf1 Kd6
  38. 38.Ke2 Nxd5
  39. 39.Nc4+ Ke6
  40. 40.g3 Nf6
  41. 41.Kd3 Nd7
  42. 42.Ne3 Ne5+
  43. 43.Kc3 g5
  44. 44.f4 gxf4
  45. 45.gxf4 Ng6
  46. 46.Ng2 Kd5
  47. 47.Kd3 c4+
  48. 48.Ke3 c3
  49. 49.Kd3 c2
  50. 50.Ne3+ Ke6
  51. 51.Kxc2 Nxf4
  52. 52.h4 Ng6
  53. 53.Ng2 f4
  54. 54.Kd2 Kf5
  55. 55.Ke2 Kg4
  56. 56.Kf2 Nxh4
  57. 57.Ne1 Nf5
  58. 58.Nd3 Ng3
  59. 59.Ne5+ Kf5
  60. 60.Nd3 Ne4+
  61. 61.Kf3 Ng5+
  62. 62.Kg2 h5
  63. 63.Nf2 h4
  64. 64.Nd3 h3+
  65. 65.Kh2 Kg4
  66. 66.Ne5+ Kh5
  67. 67.Nd3 Kg4
  68. 68.Ne5+ Kf5
  69. 69.Nd3 Ke4
  70. 70.Nf2+ Ke3
  71. 71.Ng4+ Ke2
  72. 72.Ne5 f3
  73. 73.Ng6 f2
  74. 74.Nf4+ Kf3
  75. 75.Nxh3 Nxh3
  76. 76.Kxh3 f1=Q+
  77. 77.Kh4 Qg2

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