Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Alireza Firouzja
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	1-0
Event	Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site	chess24.com INT
Round	7.4
Date	2020.04.30
Opening	Dutch Defense (A81)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7p/8/Rpp1k3/7K/8/5P2/8 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 f5
2. 2.g3 Nf6
3. 3.Bg2 g6
4. 4.Nd2 Nc6
5. 5.d5 Ne5
6. 6.b3 Bg7
7. 7.Bb2 Nf7
8. 8.h4 c6
9. 9.c4 O-O
10. 10.Nh3 e5
11. 11.dxe6 dxe6
12. 12.Qc2 e5
13. 13.O-O-O Qe7
14. 14.e4 a5
15. 15.a3 f4
16. 16.gxf4 Bxh3
17. 17.Bxh3 exf4
18. 18.e5 Nh5
19. 19.Nf3 Rad8
20. 20.Bg4 Nxe5
21. 21.Bxh5 gxh5
22. 22.Rxd8 Nxf3
23. 23.Rxf8+ Qxf8
24. 24.Qe4 Bxb2+
25. 25.Kxb2 Qf6+
26. 26.Ka2 Nxh4
27. 27.Qe8+ Kg7
28. 28.Qxh5 Qc3
29. 29.Qxh4 Qc2+
30. 30.Ka1 Qc3+
31. 31.Kb1 Qxb3+
32. 32.Kc1 Qxa3+
33. 33.Kd2 Qb2+
34. 34.Kd3 Qb3+
35. 35.Ke4 Qxc4+
36. 36.Kf3 Qd3+
37. 37.Kxf4 Qd4+
38. 38.Kg3 Qxh4+
39. 39.Kxh4 Kf6
40. 40.Ra1 b5
41. 41.Rxa5 Ke5
42. 42.Ra6 c5
43. 43.Ra5

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