Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

SuperUnited Blitz 2023 · English Opening · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event SuperUnited Blitz 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 11.2
Date 2023.07.09
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/p4p2/2N2K2/7r/7P/1P1b4/8/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Qb3 Nb6
  6. 6.d4 Bg7
  7. 7.Bf4 O-O
  8. 8.Rd1 Nc6
  9. 9.d5 Na5
  10. 10.Qc2 Nac4
  11. 11.b3 Nd6
  12. 12.Nd4 c6
  13. 13.dxc6 e5
  14. 14.Ndb5 exf4
  15. 15.Nxd6 Qc7
  16. 16.Nce4 Bd7
  17. 17.Nxb7 Qxc6
  18. 18.Qxc6 Bxc6
  19. 19.Nbc5 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nd2 Rad8
  21. 21.Rc1 Nd5
  22. 22.h4 Nc3
  23. 23.Rh3 Nxa2
  24. 24.Rc4 Bb5
  25. 25.Rxf4 Bc3
  26. 26.Rxc3 Nxc3
  27. 27.Nb7 Rd5
  28. 28.Rf3 Nxe2
  29. 29.Re3 Rxe3
  30. 30.fxe3 Nc3
  31. 31.Bc4 Re5
  32. 32.Nf3 Rxe3+
  33. 33.Kd2 Re7
  34. 34.Na5 Ne4+
  35. 35.Kd3 Nd6
  36. 36.Kd4 Be8
  37. 37.g4 Kg7
  38. 38.Ne5 Rc7
  39. 39.Nd3 h5
  40. 40.gxh5 gxh5
  41. 41.Nf4 Kh6
  42. 42.Nd5 Rc8
  43. 43.Ke5 Nxc4+
  44. 44.Nxc4 Rb8
  45. 45.Nd6 Kg7
  46. 46.Nf5+ Kf8
  47. 47.Nf6 Rb5+
  48. 48.Kf4 Rb6
  49. 49.Kg5 Bb5
  50. 50.Nh7+ Kg8
  51. 51.Nf6+ Kh8
  52. 52.Nxh5 Bd3
  53. 53.Nd4 Rb4
  54. 54.Nc6 Rb5+
  55. 55.Kf6 Rxh5

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