Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Superbet ROM Classic 2024 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2024
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 8.2
Date 2024.07.04
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/7p/1pB5/p2pk1p1/6P1/2PK3P/PP6/6b1 b - - 13 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nh5
  6. 6.dxc5 Nxf4
  7. 7.exf4 a5
  8. 8.Bb5 e6
  9. 9.Ne5 Bd7
  10. 10.Nxd7 Qxd7
  11. 11.Qf3 Qc7
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.f5 O-O
  14. 14.Qg3 Qxg3
  15. 15.fxg3 Nd4
  16. 16.Bd3 Bxc5
  17. 17.fxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Rhe1 Rae8
  19. 19.g4 Rf2
  20. 20.c3 Nc6
  21. 21.Nf3 g6
  22. 22.Ng5 Bd6
  23. 23.Rxe6 Rxe6
  24. 24.Nxe6 Kf7
  25. 25.Ng5+ Kf6
  26. 26.Nf3 Bf4+
  27. 27.Kb1 Rxg2
  28. 28.Bb5 Ne7
  29. 29.h3 Rg3
  30. 30.Rf1 g5
  31. 31.Nd4 Ng6
  32. 32.Rh1 Rg2
  33. 33.Nb3 b6
  34. 34.Rd1 Ne7
  35. 35.Nd4 Be3
  36. 36.Nc6 Rg1
  37. 37.Rxg1 Bxg1
  38. 38.Nxe7 Kxe7
  39. 39.Kc2 Kd6
  40. 40.Kd3 Ke5
  41. 41.Bc6 Kd6
  42. 42.Bb5 Ke5
  43. 43.Bc6 Kd6
  44. 44.Bb5 Ke5
  45. 45.Bc6

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