Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Titled Tue 10th Jun Late · 2025 · Center Game · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2025.06.10
Opening Center Game (C22)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

2K5/8/4Q3/6p1/6k1/8/8/7q b - - 15 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.d4 exd4
  3. 3.Qxd4 Nc6
  4. 4.Qa4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bc5
  6. 6.Bf4 d6
  7. 7.O-O-O Bd7
  8. 8.f3 O-O
  9. 9.Qc4 a6
  10. 10.Bg5 b5
  11. 11.Qe2 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Ne5
  13. 13.Qe1 c6
  14. 14.Nge2 a5
  15. 15.Nd4 a4
  16. 16.Nce2 b4
  17. 17.Kb1 Re8
  18. 18.Nc1 Ng6
  19. 19.Bf2 Qb6
  20. 20.Qe3 d5
  21. 21.Nd3 dxe4
  22. 22.Nxc5 Qxc5
  23. 23.Qd2 Qe7
  24. 24.Bg3 c5
  25. 25.Ne2 b3
  26. 26.Nc3 Bf5
  27. 27.Qc1 exf3
  28. 28.Ka1 Bxc2
  29. 29.Re1 Qb7
  30. 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  31. 31.gxf3 a3
  32. 32.Bb5 axb2+
  33. 33.Kxb2 Ra8
  34. 34.axb3 Bf5
  35. 35.Qe3 Nd5
  36. 36.Nxd5 Qxd5
  37. 37.Bc4 Qc6
  38. 38.Ra1 Qf6+
  39. 39.Be5 Nxe5
  40. 40.Rxa8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qc3 Nxc4+
  42. 42.bxc4 Qc6
  43. 43.Ra1 Qd6
  44. 44.h4 Qh2+
  45. 45.Ka3 Qxh4
  46. 46.Qe5 Qh3
  47. 47.Qxc5 Qxf3+
  48. 48.Kb4 Bg6
  49. 49.Re1 Qg2
  50. 50.Re3 Qd2+
  51. 51.Kb5 h5
  52. 52.Qe5 Qd7+
  53. 53.Kb6 Qd8+
  54. 54.Kb5 f6
  55. 55.Qe6 Qb8+
  56. 56.Ka5 Qa7+
  57. 57.Kb5 Qd4
  58. 58.c5 Bd3+
  59. 59.Kc6 f5
  60. 60.Qe5 Be4+
  61. 61.Rxe4 Qxe4+
  62. 62.Kd6 Qd3+
  63. 63.Ke7 Qc2
  64. 64.Kd7 h4
  65. 65.c6 h3
  66. 66.c7 h2
  67. 67.c8=Q Qxc8+
  68. 68.Kxc8 h1=Q
  69. 69.Qxf5+ Kh6
  70. 70.Qf4+ Kg6
  71. 71.Qg4+ Kh7
  72. 72.Qf5+ Kh6
  73. 73.Qf4+ g5
  74. 74.Qf8+ Kg6
  75. 75.Qg8+ Kf5
  76. 76.Qf7+ Kg4
  77. 77.Qe6+ Kf4
  78. 78.Qf6+ Kg4
  79. 79.Qe6+ Kg3
  80. 80.Qe5+ Kg4
  81. 81.Qe6+

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