Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja

Chessable Masters Div 1 W · 2024 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Chessable Masters Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2024.02.07
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3Q4/5ppp/3Bq2k/7P/P5P1/2pn1PK1/8 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 dxc4
  8. 8.e4 b5
  9. 9.Qe2 a5
  10. 10.Rd1 Nbd7
  11. 11.d5 cxd5
  12. 12.e5 b4
  13. 13.exf6 Nxf6
  14. 14.Nb5 Bd7
  15. 15.a4 Bxb5
  16. 16.axb5 e6
  17. 17.Nd4 a4
  18. 18.Nc6 Qb6
  19. 19.Nxb4 Qxb5
  20. 20.Bd2 Nd7
  21. 21.Bc3 Nc5
  22. 22.h4 Nb3
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Qe5+ f6
  25. 25.Qxe6 Qxb4
  26. 26.Rxd5 Ra7
  27. 27.Rad1 Re7
  28. 28.Rd7 Rff7
  29. 29.Rxe7 Rxe7
  30. 30.Rd7 Rxd7
  31. 31.Qxd7+ Kh6
  32. 32.Bd5 Qe1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Nd2
  34. 34.Qa7 Qe5
  35. 35.Qc5 Kg7
  36. 36.Qa5 a3
  37. 37.bxa3 c3
  38. 38.Qa7+ Kh6
  39. 39.Qc5 c2
  40. 40.Qf8+ Kh5
  41. 41.Qf7 h6
  42. 42.Qd7

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