Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2020.04.20
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/5bpk/2p2p1b/p3pP1P/6QP/8/2Pr1NK1/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.Bxc6 bxc6
  5. 5.d3 Qc7
  6. 6.Qe2 e5
  7. 7.Nbd2 Ne7
  8. 8.Nc4 Ng6
  9. 9.h4 h5
  10. 10.g3 d6
  11. 11.Bd2 f6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.Ng1 Bd8
  14. 14.Qf3 Nf8
  15. 15.Ne2 Ne6
  16. 16.Qg2 a5
  17. 17.a4 Nd4
  18. 18.f4 Be6
  19. 19.b3 Qd7
  20. 20.f5 Bf7
  21. 21.Nc1 d5
  22. 22.O-O c4
  23. 23.bxc4 dxc4
  24. 24.dxc4 Bb6
  25. 25.Rb1 Qa7
  26. 26.Kh2 Rd8
  27. 27.Rb2 O-O
  28. 28.g4 Ne2
  29. 29.Qxe2 Rxd2
  30. 30.Qxd2 Bxe3
  31. 31.Qe2 Qd4
  32. 32.Nd3 Qxe4
  33. 33.Re1 Bf4+
  34. 34.Kh3 Qxc4
  35. 35.gxh5 Bh6
  36. 36.Rb7 Qxa4
  37. 37.Rg1 Rd8
  38. 38.Rg3 Qa1
  39. 39.Nf2 Rd2
  40. 40.Rb8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qg4 Qf1+
  42. 42.Rg2 Qxg2+
  43. 43.Kxg2

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