Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Losers 2023 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Losers 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 6.16
Date 2023.07.21
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p3kP2/1p2PN2/1P2K1p1/P1p5/2n4p/8/8 b - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.h3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bd3 Bxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 d6
  7. 7.c4 O-O
  8. 8.Be3 Nd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Nc5
  10. 10.Bxc5 dxc5
  11. 11.c3 Qe7
  12. 12.Bc2 Be6
  13. 13.Rd1 f6
  14. 14.O-O Nd8
  15. 15.b3 Nf7
  16. 16.Qe3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  18. 18.Rd1 Rxd1+
  19. 19.Bxd1 b6
  20. 20.Nd2 g6
  21. 21.Bg4 Kg7
  22. 22.Bxe6 Qxe6
  23. 23.Kf1 Qd6
  24. 24.Ke2 Nd8
  25. 25.Qd3 Qxd3+
  26. 26.Kxd3 Ne6
  27. 27.g3 Kf7
  28. 28.b4 Ke7
  29. 29.b5 Kd6
  30. 30.Nf1 c6
  31. 31.a4 Nc7
  32. 32.Ne3 h5
  33. 33.h4 Ne8
  34. 34.f3 Nc7
  35. 35.f4 exf4
  36. 36.gxf4 Ne6
  37. 37.Ng2 cxb5
  38. 38.cxb5 g5
  39. 39.hxg5 fxg5
  40. 40.e5+ Ke7
  41. 41.f5 Nf8
  42. 42.Ke4 h4
  43. 43.Ne3 Nd7
  44. 44.Ng4 c4
  45. 45.Kd5 Nc5
  46. 46.e6 h3
  47. 47.f6+ Ke8
  48. 48.Kd6 Ne4+
  49. 49.Ke5 Nxc3
  50. 50.f7+ Ke7
  51. 51.Nf6

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