Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup · 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.16
Date 2020.04.15
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/p4p2/5P2/8/2p1K3/Q1k5 b - - 1 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 a6
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.g3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.h3 Bxf3
  7. 7.Qxf3 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.Ne2 Nf6
  10. 10.c3 Nd7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qb6
  12. 12.Qe3 O-O
  13. 13.d4 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Rac8
  15. 15.Rb1 Rc7
  16. 16.h4 Rfc8
  17. 17.Bh3 h5
  18. 18.Qd2 e6
  19. 19.d5 exd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Nf6
  21. 21.Qd3 Ne5
  22. 22.Qe3 Qxe3
  23. 23.Bxe3 Re8
  24. 24.Nc3 Nc4
  25. 25.Bd4 Ng4
  26. 26.Nd5 Rc6
  27. 27.f3 Bxd4+
  28. 28.Rxd4 Nge5
  29. 29.Kf2 Kg7
  30. 30.Bf1 Rd8
  31. 31.b3 Nb6
  32. 32.Ne3 Kf6
  33. 33.Rbd1 Ke7
  34. 34.Be2 Rdc8
  35. 35.R1d2 R8c7
  36. 36.f4 Ned7
  37. 37.Bf3 Nf8
  38. 38.R4d3 Ne6
  39. 39.e5 dxe5
  40. 40.Bxc6 Rxc6
  41. 41.fxe5 Nc5
  42. 42.Rd4 Ke6
  43. 43.Rd6+ Kxe5
  44. 44.Rxc6 bxc6
  45. 45.Rc2 Ne4+
  46. 46.Kf3 c5
  47. 47.Re2 f5
  48. 48.Ng2 Nd5
  49. 49.Nf4 Nxf4
  50. 50.gxf4+ Kd4
  51. 51.Rg2 Nc3
  52. 52.Rxg6 Nxa2
  53. 53.Rg5 Nc1
  54. 54.Rxh5 Nxb3
  55. 55.Rh8 c4
  56. 56.Rd8+ Kc3
  57. 57.h5 Nd4+
  58. 58.Rxd4 Kxd4
  59. 59.h6 c3
  60. 60.h7 Kd3
  61. 61.h8=Q c2
  62. 62.Qb2 Kd2
  63. 63.Qd4+ Kc1
  64. 64.Ke2 a5
  65. 65.Qa1#

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