Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.17
Date 2025.11.20
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/8/6k1/8/6K1/8/8/8 b - - 0 51

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.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.f4 exf4
  10. 10.Nxf4 Ne5
  11. 11.Kh1 Be7
  12. 12.a4 O-O
  13. 13.Be3 Rc8
  14. 14.Qe1 Nfd7
  15. 15.Nce2 Bh4
  16. 16.Qb4 Nc5
  17. 17.Nd4 Bd7
  18. 18.Nf5 Bxf5
  19. 19.exf5 Bg5
  20. 20.Rad1 Nexd3
  21. 21.cxd3 Re8
  22. 22.Bd4 Bxf4
  23. 23.Bxc5 Bxh2
  24. 24.Bb6 Qg5
  25. 25.Kxh2 Rc2
  26. 26.Bf2 Rxf2
  27. 27.Rxf2 Qh5+
  28. 28.Kg3 Qxd1
  29. 29.Qxd6 h5
  30. 30.Qd4 Re1
  31. 31.f6 g5
  32. 32.Rf3 Rh1
  33. 33.Qe5 Qe1+
  34. 34.Qxe1 Rxe1
  35. 35.Rf5 Re3+
  36. 36.Kf2 Rxd3
  37. 37.Rxg5+ Kh7
  38. 38.Rg7+ Kh6
  39. 39.Rxf7 Rb3
  40. 40.Rc7 Kg6
  41. 41.f7 Kg7
  42. 42.a5 Rxb2+
  43. 43.Kg3 Rb5
  44. 44.Kh3 Rxa5
  45. 45.Rxb7 Rf5
  46. 46.Ra7 Rxf7
  47. 47.Rxa6 Rf6
  48. 48.Rxf6 Kxf6
  49. 49.Kh4 Kg6
  50. 50.g4 hxg4
  51. 51.Kxg4

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