Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

World Blitz 2024 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2024
Site New York USA
Round 7.2
Date 2024.12.30
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/1p4pp/3p4/1p1P1p2/3K1q2/1PP2P2/Pn3QPP/5B1R w - - 2 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Nd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.exd5 Nb8
  9. 9.Qf3 a6
  10. 10.Qa3 Be7
  11. 11.Bd2 O-O
  12. 12.Bb4 axb5
  13. 13.Qxa8 Na6
  14. 14.Bd2 Bg5
  15. 15.Bxg5 Qxg5
  16. 16.Qa7 Nb4
  17. 17.Kd1 Bg4+
  18. 18.f3 Bf5
  19. 19.c3 Nc2
  20. 20.Rc1 Ne3+
  21. 21.Ke2 Nc4
  22. 22.Rd1 Bc2
  23. 23.Qf2 e4
  24. 24.Rd4 Bd3+
  25. 25.Rxd3 exd3+
  26. 26.Kxd3 Qc1
  27. 27.b3 Nb2+
  28. 28.Ke4 f5+
  29. 29.Kd4 Qf4#

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