Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · King's Pawn Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.25
Date 2025.11.20
Opening King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/r7/8/5R2/6PK/8/8 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 b6
  2. 2.d4 Bb7
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.a3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.e5 Nfd7
  7. 7.f4 c5
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O Nxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nb5 Nc5
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nxd3
  13. 13.cxd3 Bc5
  14. 14.Be3 a5
  15. 15.f5 exf5
  16. 16.Nxf5 Bxe3+
  17. 17.Nxe3 Qg5
  18. 18.Nf5 O-O
  19. 19.h4 Qd8
  20. 20.Qg4 g6
  21. 21.Nd6 Bc8
  22. 22.Qg5 Qxg5
  23. 23.hxg5 Ba6
  24. 24.Rf3 d4
  25. 25.Rc1 Ra7
  26. 26.Kf2 Re7
  27. 27.Rc6 Rxe5
  28. 28.Rxb6 Bc8
  29. 29.Rb5 Rxb5
  30. 30.Nxb5 Bd7
  31. 31.Nxd4 Rb8
  32. 32.b3 Kg7
  33. 33.Rf6 Be6
  34. 34.Nxe6+ fxe6
  35. 35.Rxe6 Rxb3
  36. 36.Ke3 Rxa3
  37. 37.Re7+ Kg8
  38. 38.Ra7 Ra1
  39. 39.d4 a4
  40. 40.d5 a3
  41. 41.d6 a2
  42. 42.Ke2 Rb1
  43. 43.Rxa2 Kf7
  44. 44.Ra7+ Ke6
  45. 45.Rxh7 Kxd6
  46. 46.Rg7 Ke5
  47. 47.Rxg6 Kf5
  48. 48.Rg8 Rb6
  49. 49.g6 Kg5
  50. 50.Kf3 Rf6+
  51. 51.Kg3 Ra6
  52. 52.g7 Kg6
  53. 53.Kg4 Ra4+
  54. 54.Kh3 Ra3+
  55. 55.g3 Ra6
  56. 56.Rf8 Kxg7
  57. 57.Rf4

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