Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Alireza Firouzja
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	1-0
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site	chess.com INT
Round	2.19
Date	2025.11.20
Opening	Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5B2/1Nbk1ppp/p7/4p1P1/2p4P/2P2K2/P4P2/8 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 d6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 a6
6. 6.h3 e5
7. 7.Nb3 Be7
8. 8.g4 b5
9. 9.g5 Nfd7
10. 10.Nd5 Bb7
11. 11.Be3 O-O
12. 12.h4 Bxd5
13. 13.Qxd5 Nb6
14. 14.Qd2 Nc6
15. 15.c3 Nc4
16. 16.Bxc4 bxc4
17. 17.Nc1 Qd7
18. 18.Ne2 Qg4
19. 19.Ng3 Rfd8
20. 20.Qe2 Qxe2+
21. 21.Kxe2 Rab8
22. 22.Rab1 d5
23. 23.exd5 Rxd5
24. 24.Rhd1 Rdb5
25. 25.Rd7 Kf8
26. 26.Rc7 Na5
27. 27.Nf5 Bd8
28. 28.Rd7 Rxb2+
29. 29.Rxb2 Rxb2+
30. 30.Kf3 Nb7
31. 31.Bc5+ Ke8
32. 32.Rxb7 Rxb7
33. 33.Nd6+ Kd7
34. 34.Nxb7 Bc7
35. 35.Bf8

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