Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Esports World Cup 2025 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 3.2.1
Date 2025.08.01
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5pk1/5nb1/p3Q3/6p1/P3K1Q1/8/8 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 cxd4
  5. 5.O-O h6
  6. 6.b3 h5
  7. 7.c3 Nc6
  8. 8.cxd4 Bf5
  9. 9.Nc3 e6
  10. 10.Bg5 Be7
  11. 11.Nh4 Bh7
  12. 12.e3 Rc8
  13. 13.Na4 Ng4
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Rc1 O-O
  16. 16.Nf3 Nf6
  17. 17.Ng5 Bf5
  18. 18.Qd2 Rc7
  19. 19.Nc5 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rc3 Nb4
  21. 21.a3 Na6
  22. 22.b4 b6
  23. 23.Na4 Qd7
  24. 24.Rxc7 Qxc7
  25. 25.b5 Nb8
  26. 26.Qb4 Nbd7
  27. 27.f3 Bd3
  28. 28.Re1 Nf8
  29. 29.Nb2 Bg6
  30. 30.Bf1 Qc2
  31. 31.Nd1 N8h7
  32. 32.Nh3 Bf5
  33. 33.Ndf2 g5
  34. 34.e4 dxe4
  35. 35.fxe4 Nxe4
  36. 36.Re2 Nxf2
  37. 37.Rxc2 Nxh3+
  38. 38.Bxh3 Bxc2
  39. 39.d5 g4
  40. 40.Bg2 exd5
  41. 41.Bxd5 Nf6
  42. 42.Bc6 Kg7
  43. 43.Qe7 a5
  44. 44.Qb7 Rd8
  45. 45.Qxb6 Rd1+
  46. 46.Kf2 Rd2+
  47. 47.Ke3 Rxh2
  48. 48.Qc5 h4
  49. 49.b6 hxg3
  50. 50.b7 g2
  51. 51.Bxg2 Rxg2
  52. 52.b8=Q Rg3+
  53. 53.Qxg3 Bg6
  54. 54.Qce5

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