Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

CCT Final RR 2024 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CCT Final RR 2024
Site Oslo NOR
Round 5.1
Date 2024.12.18
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/6K1/4k3/5N2/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.Ne2 Bf8
  11. 11.Ng3 Be6
  12. 12.Bb5 Bd7
  13. 13.c3 Ne7
  14. 14.d4 Bxb5
  15. 15.axb5 exd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Ng6
  17. 17.c4 c6
  18. 18.bxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Nxc6 Qc7
  20. 20.Qa4 d5
  21. 21.cxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Bd2 Ndf4
  23. 23.Qb5 Nxg2
  24. 24.Kxg2 Qd7
  25. 25.Be3 Nh4+
  26. 26.Kf1 Rab8
  27. 27.Qd5 Qxh3+
  28. 28.Ke2 Rxb2+
  29. 29.Kd3 Ng2
  30. 30.Re2 Rb7
  31. 31.Qf5 Qh4
  32. 32.Rh1 Nxe3
  33. 33.Rxe3 Qg5
  34. 34.Qxg5 hxg5
  35. 35.Nxa5 Rd8+
  36. 36.Ke2 Rb2+
  37. 37.Kf3 Bc5
  38. 38.Nc4 Rc2
  39. 39.Ne5 Bxe3
  40. 40.fxe3 f6
  41. 41.Ng4 Kf7
  42. 42.e5 Ke6
  43. 43.exf6 gxf6
  44. 44.Rh6 Rf8
  45. 45.Ne4 Ke7
  46. 46.Rxf6 Rxf6+
  47. 47.Nexf6 Ke6
  48. 48.Ne4 Ra2
  49. 49.Ngf2 g4+
  50. 50.Kxg4 Ra3
  51. 51.Nd3 Rxd3
  52. 52.Nc5+ Ke5
  53. 53.Nxd3+ Ke4
  54. 54.Nf2+ Kxe3

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