Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup · 2020 · Alekhine's Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.4
Date 2020.04.15
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B04)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7p/6p1/2k3p1/4R3/1pN2P2/5PKP/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxe5
  5. 5.Nxe5 g6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Nd7
  9. 9.Nf3 c5
  10. 10.c4 Nb4
  11. 11.d5 b5
  12. 12.Be4 Nf6
  13. 13.a3 Nxe4
  14. 14.axb4 Nd6
  15. 15.bxc5 Nxc4
  16. 16.Nc3 b4
  17. 17.Na4 e6
  18. 18.d6 Bb7
  19. 19.Bg5 Bxf3
  20. 20.Qc1 f6
  21. 21.gxf3 Nxd6
  22. 22.cxd6 fxg5
  23. 23.Rxe6 Rc8
  24. 24.Qd1 Qa5
  25. 25.Qb3 Kh8
  26. 26.Rd1 Qf5
  27. 27.d7 Rcd8
  28. 28.Qd5 Qf4
  29. 29.Qe4 Qc7
  30. 30.Qc6 Qxc6
  31. 31.Rxc6 Bf6
  32. 32.b3 Be7
  33. 33.Re6 Rf7
  34. 34.Rd5 Kg7
  35. 35.Ra6 Bf8
  36. 36.Rxa7 Kf6
  37. 37.Ra6+ Kg7
  38. 38.Nb6 Rf6
  39. 39.Ra8 Be7
  40. 40.Rxd8 Bxd8
  41. 41.Nc8 Rc6
  42. 42.Rd3 Rc1+
  43. 43.Kg2 Rc3
  44. 44.Rd4 Rxb3
  45. 45.Nd6 Rc3
  46. 46.Nb7 Bf6
  47. 47.d8=Q Bxd8
  48. 48.Nxd8 b3
  49. 49.Ne6+ Kf6
  50. 50.Nc7 Ke5
  51. 51.Re4+ Kd6
  52. 52.Nb5+ Kc5
  53. 53.Nxc3

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