Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.21
Date 2025.11.20
Opening French, Winawer (C15)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1k1qR2/1b1n2rp/p7/1pbNp2Q/8/P5P1/1PP3BP/5R1K b - - 1 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Ne2 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 c5
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.Qd2 a6
  10. 10.g3 b5
  11. 11.Bg2 Bb7
  12. 12.O-O Qc7
  13. 13.f5 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Bc5
  16. 16.fxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Ne2 Qxe5
  18. 18.Kh1 Qd6
  19. 19.Bxg7 Rg8
  20. 20.Qg5 Qe7
  21. 21.Qh5+ Kd8
  22. 22.Rf7 Qe8
  23. 23.Nf4 Kc8
  24. 24.Rf1 e5
  25. 25.Nxd5 Rxg7
  26. 26.Rf8

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