Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 11.2
Date 2022.06.30
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/pN3pp1/1b4n1/3P4/4b3/4r3/R7/2R2B1K w - - 9 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.c4 Nc6
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.d4 Be7
  8. 8.d5 Ne5
  9. 9.Nd4 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bg4
  11. 11.f3 Bd7
  12. 12.Be2 c6
  13. 13.O-O cxd5
  14. 14.cxd5 Qb6
  15. 15.Kh1 Rac8
  16. 16.g4 h6
  17. 17.h4 Rfe8
  18. 18.g5 hxg5
  19. 19.hxg5 Nh5
  20. 20.Kg2 Ng6
  21. 21.f4 Nhxf4+
  22. 22.Bxf4 Qxb2
  23. 23.Ne4 Rc4
  24. 24.Be3 Bxg5
  25. 25.Rb1 Qxa2
  26. 26.Ra1 Rxd4
  27. 27.Rxa2 Rxd1
  28. 28.Bxd1 Bxe3
  29. 29.Nxd6 Re7
  30. 30.Bb3 Bc5
  31. 31.Nxb7 Bb6
  32. 32.Bc4 Re3
  33. 33.Kh1 Bh3
  34. 34.Rc1 Bf5
  35. 35.Bf1 Be4+

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