Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.6
Date 2023.07.19
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/4p3/3bPpB1/3K1Pk1/8/8 w - - 14 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.a4 Nc6
  6. 6.h3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Nd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Qxd5 Rfd8
  15. 15.Qb3 Rab8
  16. 16.Rad1 h5
  17. 17.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  18. 18.Rd1 Qe7
  19. 19.h4 Bf6
  20. 20.g3 Kg7
  21. 21.c3 Na5
  22. 22.Qd5 Nc6
  23. 23.Qd7 Rd8
  24. 24.Qxe7 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Bxd1 Bxe7
  26. 26.Bb3 Bd6
  27. 27.Bd5 Nd8
  28. 28.Nd2 c6
  29. 29.Bb3 b5
  30. 30.axb5 axb5
  31. 31.Bc2 Nb7
  32. 32.b4 c5
  33. 33.bxc5 Bxc5
  34. 34.Bd3 Nd6
  35. 35.Kf1 Bb6
  36. 36.Ke2 Ba5
  37. 37.Nb1 f5
  38. 38.f3 Kf6
  39. 39.Na3 Bxc3
  40. 40.Nxb5 Nxb5
  41. 41.Bxb5 f4
  42. 42.g4 g5
  43. 43.hxg5+ Kxg5
  44. 44.gxh5 Kxh5
  45. 45.Bd7 Bd4
  46. 46.Bg4+ Kh4
  47. 47.Kd3 Kg3
  48. 48.Kc4 Kf2
  49. 49.Kd3 Kg3
  50. 50.Ke2 Kg2
  51. 51.Kd3 Kg3

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