Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.7
Date 2025.11.20
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

2r1r1k1/2qn1pp1/6p1/1ppB2P1/8/6P1/1P2PP2/R1QR2K1 w - - 9 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd2 Be4
  11. 11.Qc1 c6
  12. 12.a4 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nc3 Bg6
  14. 14.Nh4 Rc8
  15. 15.Nxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Rd1 Qb6
  18. 18.Bg5 Rfe8
  19. 19.h4 c5
  20. 20.d5 exd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Bxd5 Bxg5
  23. 23.hxg5 Qc7
  24. 24.Bf3 Ne5
  25. 25.Bd5 Nd7
  26. 26.Bf3 Ne5
  27. 27.Bd5 Nd7

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