Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup · 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.6
Date 2020.04.15
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/7k/6pP/4pbB1/4p2P/4K3/8 b - - 9 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 a6
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.g3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bxf3
  6. 6.Qxf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bg2 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.Ne2 Nf6
  10. 10.c3 Nd7
  11. 11.Rd1 Nde5
  12. 12.Qe3 c4
  13. 13.b3 O-O
  14. 14.f4 Nd3
  15. 15.bxc4 Nxc1
  16. 16.Raxc1 Rc8
  17. 17.Rb1 Qa5
  18. 18.Rxb7 Qxa2
  19. 19.d3 Rb8
  20. 20.Rxb8 Rxb8
  21. 21.e5 Qa4
  22. 22.Rf1 dxe5
  23. 23.Qe4 Rc8
  24. 24.f5 Qc2
  25. 25.g4 Bf6
  26. 26.Qe3 g5
  27. 27.Rc1 Qb2
  28. 28.Ng3 Na5
  29. 29.Ne4 h6
  30. 30.Rf1 Nb3
  31. 31.Qb6 Kg7
  32. 32.Qb7 Rf8
  33. 33.Nc5 Qxc3
  34. 34.Nxb3 Qxd3
  35. 35.Na5 Rd8
  36. 36.Qe4 Qc3
  37. 37.Nc6 Rd2
  38. 38.Kh1 a5
  39. 39.Na7 a4
  40. 40.Nb5 Qb2
  41. 41.Qf3 a3
  42. 42.Nxa3 e4
  43. 43.Qxe4 Qxa3
  44. 44.Qf3 Qb2
  45. 45.Qe4 Rc2
  46. 46.c5 Rxc5
  47. 47.Qf3 Rc1
  48. 48.Qe4 Rxf1+
  49. 49.Bxf1 Be5
  50. 50.Qg2 Qc1
  51. 51.Qe2 Qf4
  52. 52.Qg2 h5
  53. 53.gxh5 Qxf5
  54. 54.Qe2 Qf4
  55. 55.Qg2 Kh6
  56. 56.Qe2 f5
  57. 57.Qg2 Qe4
  58. 58.Qxe4 fxe4
  59. 59.Be2 Bf4
  60. 60.Bg4 e5
  61. 61.Kg2 e3
  62. 62.Kf1 e4
  63. 63.Ke2 Be5
  64. 64.Kf1 Bf4
  65. 65.Ke2 Be5
  66. 66.Kd1 Bf4
  67. 67.Ke2

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