Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

9th Norway Armageddon · 2021 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.1
Date 2021.09.07
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/2k4b/4B3/1P2K1P1/4n3/8/8/8 w - - 5 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.Re1 b6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bb7
  8. 8.Nc3 a6
  9. 9.Bf1 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Nc6
  11. 11.Qe3 Bc5
  12. 12.Qg3 O-O
  13. 13.e5 f5
  14. 14.exf6 Rxf6
  15. 15.Bg5 Rxf2
  16. 16.Bxd8 Rf3+
  17. 17.Kh1 Rxg3
  18. 18.Bxb6 Bxb6
  19. 19.hxg3 Bf2
  20. 20.Re2 Bxg3
  21. 21.Ne4 Be5
  22. 22.Nc5 Bc8
  23. 23.c3 d6
  24. 24.Ne4 Kf7
  25. 25.Rd1 Ke7
  26. 26.g3 Rb8
  27. 27.Bg2 d5
  28. 28.Nc5 Kd6
  29. 29.b4 a5
  30. 30.a3 axb4
  31. 31.axb4 Ra8
  32. 32.Ne4+ Kc7
  33. 33.b5 dxe4
  34. 34.Rxe4 Ra3
  35. 35.Rc4 Rxc3
  36. 36.Rxc3 Bxc3
  37. 37.Rc1 Na7
  38. 38.Rxc3+ Kb6
  39. 39.Bc6 e5
  40. 40.Kg1 Bf5
  41. 41.Be8 g6
  42. 42.Kf2 h5
  43. 43.Ra3 g5
  44. 44.Ra6+ Kb7
  45. 45.Rf6 Be4
  46. 46.Re6 h4
  47. 47.g4 Nc8
  48. 48.Rxe5 Nd6
  49. 49.Bd7 Kc7
  50. 50.Be6 Bb7
  51. 51.Ke3 h3
  52. 52.Rxg5 h2
  53. 53.Rh5 h1=Q
  54. 54.Rxh1 Bxh1
  55. 55.g5 Be4
  56. 56.Kd4 Bh7
  57. 57.Ke5 Ne4

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