Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.14
Date 2023.07.19
Opening Ruy Lopez (C64)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/P7/7R/2p2p2/5P1p/r5pk/4K3/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.d4 Bb6
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 d6
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.dxe5 dxe5
  11. 11.Qxd8 Rxd8
  12. 12.Nxe5 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Nxe4
  14. 14.Na3 f5
  15. 15.Rfe1 Nxg3
  16. 16.hxg3 Rd2
  17. 17.Rf1 Rxb2
  18. 18.Nac4 Rc2
  19. 19.Rac1 Rxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 Be6
  21. 21.a4 Rd8
  22. 22.Nxc6 Re8
  23. 23.Nxb6 axb6
  24. 24.Nd4 Bd7
  25. 25.Ra1 Ra8
  26. 26.c4 Kf7
  27. 27.Nb5 c6
  28. 28.Nc3 Be6
  29. 29.Rb1 Ra6
  30. 30.c5 bxc5
  31. 31.Rb7+ Kf6
  32. 32.f4 Ra8
  33. 33.Rh7 Kg6
  34. 34.Re7 Bd5
  35. 35.Re5 Rb8
  36. 36.Nxd5 cxd5
  37. 37.Rxd5 Rb1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rc1
  39. 39.a5 Rc2+
  40. 40.Ke3 Rxg2
  41. 41.Kf3 Rc2
  42. 42.a6 g4+
  43. 43.Ke3 Rc3+
  44. 44.Kf2 Rc2+
  45. 45.Ke3 Rg2
  46. 46.Rd6+ Kh5
  47. 47.a7 Rxg3+
  48. 48.Kd2 Ra3
  49. 49.Rd7 g3
  50. 50.Rg7 Kh4
  51. 51.Ke2 Kh3
  52. 52.Rg6 h5
  53. 53.Rh6 h4

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