Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Titled Tue 9th Jan Late · 2024 · Irregular Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 9th Jan Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2024.01.09
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1pb5/p1p1k1p1/2PnPp1p/1PN2P1P/P4K2/8/4B3 b - - 18 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 e5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Qc2 Nxc3
  7. 7.dxc3 Bd6
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.Bc4 Qf6
  10. 10.e4 Be6
  11. 11.Bg5 Qg6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Qxe6
  13. 13.O-O h6
  14. 14.Be3 Rfd8
  15. 15.b4 Ne7
  16. 16.c4 c6
  17. 17.c5 Bc7
  18. 18.g3 Rd7
  19. 19.Kg2 Rad8
  20. 20.Rfd1 a6
  21. 21.Rxd7 Qxd7
  22. 22.Nd2 Ng6
  23. 23.Nf3 Nf8
  24. 24.Qc3 Qg4
  25. 25.Qc4 Qd7
  26. 26.Ra2 Qe6
  27. 27.Qxe6 Nxe6
  28. 28.Rd2 Rxd2
  29. 29.Nxd2 h5
  30. 30.Nc4 f6
  31. 31.Kf3 Kf7
  32. 32.Ke2 g6
  33. 33.f3 Ke7
  34. 34.Nb2 Kd7
  35. 35.Nd3 Ke7
  36. 36.h4 Kf7
  37. 37.f4 exf4
  38. 38.gxf4 f5
  39. 39.e5 Bd8
  40. 40.Bf2 Nc7
  41. 41.Nb2 Nd5
  42. 42.Kf3 Ke6
  43. 43.Nc4 Bc7
  44. 44.Be1 Ne7
  45. 45.Ne3 Nd5
  46. 46.Nc4 Ne7
  47. 47.Ne3 Nd5
  48. 48.Nc4

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