Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

9th Norway Chess 2021 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event 9th Norway Chess 2021
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.3
Date 2021.09.14
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4q2k/1Q4p1/7p/8/1p1N4/6PP/5PK1/8 b - - 11 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Re1 a5
  8. 8.h3 Ba7
  9. 9.a4 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.Nc4 Nh5
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe3
  14. 14.Rxe3 Nf4
  15. 15.Ncd2 Qf6
  16. 16.Nh2 Kh8
  17. 17.Qf1 Rf7
  18. 18.Ndf3 Raf8
  19. 19.g3 Nh5
  20. 20.Rd1 Qe7
  21. 21.Kg2 Qe8
  22. 22.Rd2 Ne7
  23. 23.Qd1 Ng6
  24. 24.d4 exd4
  25. 25.cxd4 Nf6
  26. 26.Qc2 e5
  27. 27.dxe5 dxe5
  28. 28.Rc3 c6
  29. 29.Rd6 Rd7
  30. 30.Rcd3 Rff7
  31. 31.Nf1 Rxd6
  32. 32.Rxd6 Rd7
  33. 33.Rxd7 Qxd7
  34. 34.N1d2 Nh5
  35. 35.Kh2 Nf6
  36. 36.Qc3 Qc7
  37. 37.Kg2 c5
  38. 38.Qd3 Ne7
  39. 39.Nc4 Nc6
  40. 40.Qd6 Qd7
  41. 41.Nfxe5 Nxe5
  42. 42.Qxe5 Qxa4
  43. 43.Qxc5 Qc2
  44. 44.e5 Ng8
  45. 45.Qd5 Qb3
  46. 46.e6 b5
  47. 47.Qa8 Kh7
  48. 48.Qe4+ Kh8
  49. 49.Nxa5 Qxb2
  50. 50.e7 Nxe7
  51. 51.Qxe7 b4
  52. 52.Qe8+ Kh7
  53. 53.Qe4+ Kh8
  54. 54.Qd5 Qa3
  55. 55.Nb3 Qa4
  56. 56.Nd4 Qe8
  57. 57.Qb7

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