Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb · 2021 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb
Site lichess.org INT
Round 21
Date 2021.02.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/6k1/1K6/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.e3 exd4
  5. 5.exd4 Nf6
  6. 6.Bxc4 Bd6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Bf5
  9. 9.Bg5 Nc6
  10. 10.Nd5 Be7
  11. 11.Nxe7+ Nxe7
  12. 12.Re1 Ng6
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Qxd1
  15. 15.Raxd1 Ne4
  16. 16.Be3 h6
  17. 17.Bd3 Rfd8
  18. 18.f3 Nf2
  19. 19.Kxf2 Bxd3
  20. 20.Rd2 Bf5
  21. 21.Red1 Rxd2+
  22. 22.Rxd2 b6
  23. 23.a3 c5
  24. 24.g4 Be6
  25. 25.h3 g5
  26. 26.f4 gxf4
  27. 27.Bxf4 Kg7
  28. 28.Kg3 Kg6
  29. 29.Rf2 b5
  30. 30.Bd2 Kg7
  31. 31.Rf6 Rh8
  32. 32.Be3 c4
  33. 33.Bxa7 h5
  34. 34.Be3 hxg4
  35. 35.hxg4 Rd8
  36. 36.Bh6+ Kh7
  37. 37.g5 Rd3+
  38. 38.Kf4 Bd5
  39. 39.Rd6 Rd4+
  40. 40.Ke3 Re4+
  41. 41.Kd2 Rxe5
  42. 42.Kc3 Be6
  43. 43.Kb4 Re2
  44. 44.Kc3 Kg6
  45. 45.Rd2 Re3+
  46. 46.Kb4 Rb3+
  47. 47.Kc5 c3
  48. 48.bxc3 Rxc3+
  49. 49.Kxb5 Rxa3
  50. 50.Rf2 f5
  51. 51.gxf6 Kxh6
  52. 52.f7 Bxf7
  53. 53.Rxf7 Rg3
  54. 54.Rf6+ Rg6
  55. 55.Rxg6+ Kxg6

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