Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 17.2
Date 2021.06.22
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/P1n2k2/8/8/3B4/5KP1/8 b - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.a3 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bc5
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.Qd2 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 b5
  13. 13.Bf3 Qb6
  14. 14.Ne2 a5
  15. 15.O-O Bxd4+
  16. 16.Nxd4 Nc5
  17. 17.Qe3 Bb7
  18. 18.f5 exf5
  19. 19.Nxf5 Rae8
  20. 20.b4 Na4
  21. 21.Qxb6 Nxb6
  22. 22.Nd6 Re7
  23. 23.bxa5 Nc4
  24. 24.Nxb7 Rxb7
  25. 25.Bxd5 Rd7
  26. 26.Bc6 Rc7
  27. 27.Bxb5 Nxa5
  28. 28.c4 Rfc8
  29. 29.Rf4 g6
  30. 30.a4 Re7
  31. 31.Re4 Rc5
  32. 32.Rd1 Rcxe5
  33. 33.Rxe5 Rxe5
  34. 34.Rd5 Re2
  35. 35.c5 Rc2
  36. 36.h4 Kg7
  37. 37.h5 gxh5
  38. 38.Rxh5 Nb7
  39. 39.c6 Na5
  40. 40.Rxh7+ Kxh7
  41. 41.Bd3+ Kg7
  42. 42.Bxc2 Nxc6
  43. 43.Be4 Na5
  44. 44.Kf2 Nc4
  45. 45.Bd5 Nb6
  46. 46.Bb3 f5
  47. 47.a5 Nc8
  48. 48.Be6 Ne7
  49. 49.a6 Nc6
  50. 50.Bxf5 Kf6
  51. 51.Bd3

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