Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025 · English Opening · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2025.09.09
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2k5/8/4K3/4pp2/8/3R4 b - - 3 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.c4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Bf5
  7. 7.h3 Nf6
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd2 a6
  10. 10.a3 Rb8
  11. 11.Rb1 b5
  12. 12.cxb5 axb5
  13. 13.b4 cxb4
  14. 14.axb4 Qd7
  15. 15.g4 Be6
  16. 16.Ng5 Rfc8
  17. 17.Nxe6 Qxe6
  18. 18.e3 h5
  19. 19.g5 Nh7
  20. 20.Ne4 Ne5
  21. 21.Bc3 Rxc3
  22. 22.Nxc3 Nxg5
  23. 23.d4 Nxh3+
  24. 24.Kh1 Ng4
  25. 25.Bxh3 Nxf2+
  26. 26.Rxf2 Qxh3+
  27. 27.Rh2 Qxe3
  28. 28.Qd2 Qf3+
  29. 29.Rg2 Rc8
  30. 30.Ne2 Rc4
  31. 31.Kg1 Qd5
  32. 32.Rf1 Bf6
  33. 33.Kh1 Kh7
  34. 34.Qe1 Qe4
  35. 35.Qg3 Rxb4
  36. 36.Qh3 Rb1
  37. 37.Rxb1 Qxb1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qe4
  39. 39.Qb3 Kg7
  40. 40.Qxb5 Qh4+
  41. 41.Kg1 Qe1+
  42. 42.Kh2 Qh4+
  43. 43.Kg1 Bxd4+
  44. 44.Nxd4 Qxd4+
  45. 45.Kh1 Qh4+
  46. 46.Kg1 Qe1+
  47. 47.Kh2 Qe5+
  48. 48.Qxe5+ dxe5
  49. 49.Kg3 g5
  50. 50.Kf3 Kg6
  51. 51.Ke4 f6
  52. 52.Ra2 h4
  53. 53.Ra7 h3
  54. 54.Kf3 e6
  55. 55.Kg3 e4
  56. 56.Kxh3 f5
  57. 57.Kg3 Kf6
  58. 58.Ra5 e3
  59. 59.Kf3 f4
  60. 60.Kg4 e5
  61. 61.Ra6+ Ke7
  62. 62.Kf3 Kf7
  63. 63.Rb6 Ke7
  64. 64.Rg6 Kf7
  65. 65.Rxg5 Kf6
  66. 66.Rh5 Ke6
  67. 67.Ke4 Kd6
  68. 68.Rxe5 f3
  69. 69.Rd5+ Kc6
  70. 70.Rd1

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