Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Vienna Game · 1-0 in 80 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2025.11.20
Opening Vienna Game (C26)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P4p2/4b1k1/8/8/Q1pK4/2P5/8 b - - 0 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.a3 Bc5
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Nc6
  7. 7.Nb3 Bb6
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Re8
  11. 11.Nd2 Ne5
  12. 12.Nd5 g5
  13. 13.Nxb6 axb6
  14. 14.Bg3 Ng6
  15. 15.O-O Nxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Rxe4
  17. 17.Bd3 Re8
  18. 18.Qh5 Kg7
  19. 19.f4 gxf4
  20. 20.Bxf4 Nxf4
  21. 21.Rxf4 Be6
  22. 22.Raf1 Rf8
  23. 23.Qf3 Ra5
  24. 24.Qe4 Rh8
  25. 25.Bc4 d5
  26. 26.Qe5+ Kg8
  27. 27.R1f3 dxc4
  28. 28.Rg3+ Qg5
  29. 29.Qxc7 Rd5
  30. 30.Rf1 Rd2
  31. 31.h4 Qxg3
  32. 32.Qxg3+ Kh7
  33. 33.Rf2 Rd4
  34. 34.Qe5 Rg4
  35. 35.Rf4 Rg6
  36. 36.Qe4 Kg7
  37. 37.Qxb7 Rd8
  38. 38.h5 Rg5
  39. 39.Qf3 Kg8
  40. 40.Qe2 b5
  41. 41.Rf2 Rdd5
  42. 42.Qf3 Rxh5
  43. 43.Qg3+ Rhg5
  44. 44.Qf3 Kh7
  45. 45.b3 Rde5
  46. 46.bxc4 bxc4
  47. 47.Qf4 Bd5
  48. 48.Qd2 Kg8
  49. 49.a4 Be4
  50. 50.a5 Rd5
  51. 51.Qf4 Rd1+
  52. 52.Kh2 Bd5
  53. 53.Re2 Kg7
  54. 54.a6 Rh5+
  55. 55.Kg3 Rg5+
  56. 56.Kf2 Rxg2+
  57. 57.Ke3 Rg5
  58. 58.a7 c3
  59. 59.Rf2 Ra1
  60. 60.Qd4+ Kg8
  61. 61.Rf4 Re1+
  62. 62.Kf2 Ra1
  63. 63.Rg4 Bh1
  64. 64.Rxg5+ hxg5
  65. 65.Qd8+ Kh7
  66. 66.Qxg5 Ba8
  67. 67.Qh5+ Kg7
  68. 68.Qe5+ Kh7
  69. 69.Qf5+ Kg7
  70. 70.Qg4+ Kh7
  71. 71.Qh3+ Kg6
  72. 72.Qd3+ Kh6
  73. 73.Qe3+ Kh7
  74. 74.Qb6 Bh1
  75. 75.Ke3 Ra4
  76. 76.Kd3 Ra3
  77. 77.Qc7 Bd5
  78. 78.Qh2+ Kg6
  79. 79.Qd6+ Be6
  80. 80.Qxa3

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