Alireza Firouzja vs Michael Adams

FIDE World Bl Team Final · 2025 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Final
Site London ENG
Round 1.2
Date 2025.06.15
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p1Rr3/p1p3pk/P1Np4/1P5P/8/5K2/8 b - - 12 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 a6
  8. 8.Nbd2 Qe7
  9. 9.a4 Ba7
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Bd5 g5
  12. 12.Bxe6 Qxe6
  13. 13.Bg3 Ne7
  14. 14.d4 Ng6
  15. 15.Re1 O-O
  16. 16.Qc2 Nh5
  17. 17.Nf1 g4
  18. 18.N3d2 Ng7
  19. 19.Ne3 h5
  20. 20.Nf5 Qf6
  21. 21.f3 exd4
  22. 22.cxd4 Nxf5
  23. 23.exf5 Bxd4+
  24. 24.Kh1 h4
  25. 25.fxg6 hxg3
  26. 26.Re4 fxg6
  27. 27.Qc4+ Kg7
  28. 28.Qxd4 Qxd4
  29. 29.Rxd4 Rh8
  30. 30.Nf1 gxf3
  31. 31.Nxg3 fxg2+
  32. 32.Kxg2 Rae8
  33. 33.Rc1 Re7
  34. 34.b4 Rhe8
  35. 35.a5 Rf7
  36. 36.Rc2 Re5
  37. 37.Rdc4 c6
  38. 38.Rd4 d5
  39. 39.Re2 Rxe2+
  40. 40.Nxe2 Re7
  41. 41.Kf3 Re5
  42. 42.Nf4 Re1
  43. 43.Nd3 Re7
  44. 44.Nc5 Kf6
  45. 45.h4 Ke5
  46. 46.Rg4 Kf6
  47. 47.Rf4+ Kg7
  48. 48.Kf2 Kg8
  49. 49.Rf6 Kg7
  50. 50.Rd6 Kh6
  51. 51.Rd7

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