Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.4
Date 2024.08.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k4/6p1/2B2p2/5P1P/3K4/r4P2/4R3 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Qe2 Be7
  7. 7.Bxe4 dxe4
  8. 8.Qxe4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O c5
  10. 10.d3 Nc6
  11. 11.Nc3 Re8
  12. 12.Be3 Bf8
  13. 13.Qf4 b6
  14. 14.Rad1 Bd6
  15. 15.Qg5 Bb7
  16. 16.Qh5 g6
  17. 17.Qh3 Bc8
  18. 18.Qh6 Bf8
  19. 19.Qf4 Bd6
  20. 20.Qg5 Qxg5
  21. 21.Bxg5 Bg4
  22. 22.Ne4 Bxf3
  23. 23.gxf3 Be5
  24. 24.c3 f5
  25. 25.Nf6+ Bxf6
  26. 26.Bxf6 Kf7
  27. 27.Bg5 Re2
  28. 28.d4 cxd4
  29. 29.cxd4 Rxb2
  30. 30.Rfe1 Re8
  31. 31.d5 Rxe1+
  32. 32.Rxe1 Nd4
  33. 33.Re7+ Kf8
  34. 34.Kg2 h6
  35. 35.Bf6 Rd2
  36. 36.Rxa7 Ne2
  37. 37.Bg7+ Ke8
  38. 38.Bxh6 Rxd5
  39. 39.Bg5 Kf8
  40. 40.Ra6 Rd1
  41. 41.f4 Rb1
  42. 42.Ra7 Nd4
  43. 43.Be7+ Kg8
  44. 44.Bf6 Ne6
  45. 45.Be5 Rb4
  46. 46.Kg3 Rc4
  47. 47.h4 Rc6
  48. 48.Kf3 Kf8
  49. 49.Ke3 Ke8
  50. 50.Rh7 Rc4
  51. 51.Rb7 Re4+
  52. 52.Kf3 Ra4
  53. 53.Rxb6 Kf7
  54. 54.Rb7+ Ke8
  55. 55.Bd6 Nd4+
  56. 56.Ke3 Nc2+
  57. 57.Kd3 Rxa2
  58. 58.Re7+ Kd8
  59. 59.Re2 Kd7
  60. 60.Bc5 Ne1+
  61. 61.Rxe1

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