Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen

The Game

White	Alireza Firouzja
Black	Magnus Carlsen
Result	1-0
Event	SpeedChess Final 2025
Site	London ENG
Round	2.18
Date	2026.02.08
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	49

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/1P4k1/8/6pp/4P3/5PK1/1r4P1/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 d5
4. 4.Nc3 Be7
5. 5.Bf4 O-O
6. 6.e3 c5
7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
9. 9.a3 Re8
10. 10.Bg5 Be7
11. 11.Rd1 Qa5
12. 12.Be2 Ne4
13. 13.Bxe7 Nxe7
14. 14.O-O Nxc3
15. 15.bxc3 h6
16. 16.cxd5 Nxd5
17. 17.Rd3 e5
18. 18.c4 Nf6
19. 19.Rb3 Qc7
20. 20.h3 b6
21. 21.Rc1 Be6
22. 22.Rc3 Nd7
23. 23.Nd2 Nc5
24. 24.Ne4 Rad8
25. 25.Bg4 Bxg4
26. 26.hxg4 f6
27. 27.Nxc5 Qxc5
28. 28.Rd3 Rxd3
29. 29.Qxd3 Rc8
30. 30.a4 Qc6
31. 31.Qb3 Kh8
32. 32.Qb5 Qe6
33. 33.f3 Rc5
34. 34.Qb3 e4
35. 35.Kf2 Qc8
36. 36.Qc2 a6
37. 37.Qxe4 b5
38. 38.axb5 axb5
39. 39.Ra1 f5
40. 40.gxf5 Qxf5
41. 41.Qxf5 Rxf5
42. 42.Ra5 Rc5
43. 43.cxb5 Rc2+
44. 44.Kg3 Rb2
45. 45.Ra8+ Kh7
46. 46.Rb8 g5
47. 47.e4 h5
48. 48.b6 Kg7
49. 49.b7

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