Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.26
Date 2023.07.19
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b3R1Q1/3r1p1k/6pp/3p4/P2q4/5P1P/6PK/8 b - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.e4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 e6
  8. 8.h3 b6
  9. 9.Re1 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Be3 Kh7
  13. 13.Bc1 Nb4
  14. 14.Bf1 c5
  15. 15.Bd3 cxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Rc8
  17. 17.Nf3 d5
  18. 18.e5 Ne4
  19. 19.Ne2 Qc7
  20. 20.c3 Nxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 Bxe5
  22. 22.Nxe5 Qxe5
  23. 23.Qe3 Qg7
  24. 24.Qxb6 Ba8
  25. 25.Be3 Rb8
  26. 26.Qxa6 Rxb2
  27. 27.f3 Nxc3
  28. 28.Nf4 e5
  29. 29.Nd3 Rc2
  30. 30.Bc5 Rg8
  31. 31.Nxe5 Ne2+
  32. 32.Rxe2 Rxc5
  33. 33.Rae1 Rc7
  34. 34.Qd6 Rgc8
  35. 35.Nd7 Qd4+
  36. 36.Kh2 Kg7
  37. 37.Re8 Rxe8
  38. 38.Rxe8 Rxd7
  39. 39.Qf8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qg8#

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