Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · French Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.20
Date 2023.07.19
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4rB1p/4PK2/pP6/Pkp5/6P1/2PR3P/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 b6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bd3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nge2 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Bxc5
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.a3 d5
  9. 9.e5 Nfd7
  10. 10.b4 Be7
  11. 11.f4 Nc6
  12. 12.Be3 a5
  13. 13.b5 Ncb8
  14. 14.Nd4 g6
  15. 15.Qg4 Nc5
  16. 16.Qh3 Nbd7
  17. 17.Nce2 Rc8
  18. 18.Rad1 Qc7
  19. 19.Ng3 Ne4
  20. 20.Nxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.Be2 Qc3
  22. 22.Kh1 Nc5
  23. 23.f5 exf5
  24. 24.Nxf5 gxf5
  25. 25.Qxf5 Rf8
  26. 26.Bh6 Rc7
  27. 27.Bh5 Qc4
  28. 28.Bxf8 Bxf8
  29. 29.Qf6 Bd5
  30. 30.e6 Re7
  31. 31.Bxf7+ Kd8
  32. 32.Qe5 Kc8
  33. 33.Qxd5 Qxd5
  34. 34.Rxd5 Kc7
  35. 35.Re1 Bg7
  36. 36.Rxc5+ bxc5
  37. 37.Rxe4 Kb6
  38. 38.a4 Kc7
  39. 39.g3 Kd6
  40. 40.Kg2 Kd5
  41. 41.Kf3 c4
  42. 42.Re2 Bd4
  43. 43.Rd2 Kc5
  44. 44.Ke4 Bf6
  45. 45.Kf5 Kb4
  46. 46.Kxf6

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