Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

The Game

White	Alireza Firouzja
Black	Magnus Carlsen
Result	0-1
Event	SuperUnited Blitz 2022
Site	Zagreb CRO
Round	8.5
Date	2022.07.23
Opening	Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5Np1/1p2p2p/3b4/3k4/5P2/5KPP/8 w - - 1 45

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.Nc3 e6
5. 5.Bg5 Be7
6. 6.e3 Nbd7
7. 7.Qc2 O-O
8. 8.Rd1 b6
9. 9.Be2 Bb7
10. 10.O-O h6
11. 11.Bh4 Rc8
12. 12.Qb1 dxc4
13. 13.Bxc4 c5
14. 14.dxc5 Rxc5
15. 15.Bb5 a6
16. 16.Bxf6 axb5
17. 17.Ne5 Bc8
18. 18.Bxe7 Qxe7
19. 19.Nd3 Rg5
20. 20.a3 Nc5
21. 21.Nf4 Bb7
22. 22.f3 Na4
23. 23.Nce2 Rc8
24. 24.e4 b4
25. 25.Rd4 Rb5
26. 26.Qd3 Bc6
27. 27.Qd2 bxa3
28. 28.Rxa4 Rxb2
29. 29.Qc3 Bxa4
30. 30.Qxc8+ Kh7
31. 31.Qc3 Bb5
32. 32.Re1 Qd6
33. 33.e5 Qd2
34. 34.Qxd2 Rxd2
35. 35.Nc3 Bc4
36. 36.Ra1 a2
37. 37.Nfe2 Bxe2
38. 38.Rxa2 Rxa2
39. 39.Nxa2 Bc4
40. 40.Nb4 Kg6
41. 41.Kf2 Kf5
42. 42.Nc6 Bd5
43. 43.Nd8 Kxe5
44. 44.Nxf7+ Kd4

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