Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.18
Date 2023.07.19
Opening Ruy Lopez (C76)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r3k1/2q5/3p2p1/3P1p2/p1N1n3/1n2BN2/1PQ2PP1/6K1 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.c3 g6
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Re1 Nf6
  9. 9.h3 O-O
  10. 10.Bc2 Re8
  11. 11.Nbd2 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Nb4
  13. 13.Bb1 c5
  14. 14.d5 a5
  15. 15.a3 Na6
  16. 16.a4 b5
  17. 17.Bd3 c4
  18. 18.Bf1 Nc5
  19. 19.axb5 Bxb5
  20. 20.Bxc4 Bxc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 Nfxe4
  22. 22.Be3 a4
  23. 23.Bd4 Nb3
  24. 24.Bxg7 Nxa1
  25. 25.Bh6 Nb3
  26. 26.Qd3 Nec5
  27. 27.Qc3 Rxe1+
  28. 28.Nxe1 f6
  29. 29.Nf3 Qe7
  30. 30.Nh2 Re8
  31. 31.Ne3 Qe5
  32. 32.Qb4 f5
  33. 33.Nf3 Qe7
  34. 34.Nc4 Qb7
  35. 35.Qc3 Ne4
  36. 36.Qd3 Qa7
  37. 37.Be3 Qc7
  38. 38.h4 Nbc5
  39. 39.Qc2 Nb3
  40. 40.h5 Rc8
  41. 41.hxg6 hxg6

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