Alireza Firouzja vs Sergey Karjakin

9th Norway Armageddon · 2021 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event 9th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.3
Date 2021.09.09
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/P7/8/8/1K6/8/8/R2qk3 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e4
  5. 5.Nd4 Nxd4
  6. 6.Bxd4 b6
  7. 7.g3 Bb7
  8. 8.Bg2 Bc5
  9. 9.Bb2 h5
  10. 10.d4 Bb4+
  11. 11.Nc3 h4
  12. 12.e3 d5
  13. 13.Qc2 Bc8
  14. 14.h3 hxg3
  15. 15.fxg3 c6
  16. 16.O-O-O Be6
  17. 17.Ne2 a5
  18. 18.Nf4 a4
  19. 19.Kb1 axb3
  20. 20.Qxb3 Bd6
  21. 21.cxd5 cxd5
  22. 22.g4 O-O
  23. 23.g5 Bxf4
  24. 24.gxf6 Bh6
  25. 25.fxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.Bxe4 f5
  27. 27.Rhg1+ Kh7
  28. 28.Bd3 Qd6
  29. 29.Rg2 Bxe3
  30. 30.Re1 Bh6
  31. 31.Qd1 Bd7
  32. 32.Qh5 Rf6
  33. 33.Reg1 Qf8
  34. 34.Bc1 Qb4+
  35. 35.Bb2 Qf8
  36. 36.a3 Rc8
  37. 37.Rg6 Be8
  38. 38.Rxf6 Bxh5
  39. 39.Rxf5 Kh8
  40. 40.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  41. 41.Re1 Rf3
  42. 42.Re6 Kg7
  43. 43.Be2 Rxh3
  44. 44.Bxh5 Rxh5
  45. 45.Rxb6 Be3
  46. 46.a4 Rh4
  47. 47.a5 Bxd4
  48. 48.Rb4 Rh1+
  49. 49.Ka2 Bxb2
  50. 50.Kxb2 Kf6
  51. 51.a6 Rh8
  52. 52.Kb3 Ke5
  53. 53.Rb6 d4
  54. 54.a7 Ra8
  55. 55.Ra6 Kd5
  56. 56.Kb4 d3
  57. 57.Kb5 d2
  58. 58.Ra1 Kd4
  59. 59.Kb4 Kd3
  60. 60.Ra3+ Ke2
  61. 61.Ra2 Ke1
  62. 62.Ra1+ d1=Q

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