Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Alireza Firouzja
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site	chess.com INT
Round	2.13
Date	2025.11.20
Opening	Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves	31

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Final Position

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

8/p4pk1/1b4p1/5p2/r7/3N2PP/P1R2PK1/8 b - - 8 31

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
3. 3.Nxe5 d6
4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
5. 5.d4 d5
6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
7. 7.O-O O-O
8. 8.c4 c6
9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
10. 10.bxc3 dxc4
11. 11.Bxc4 Bg4
12. 12.Rb1 Qc7
13. 13.h3 Bh5
14. 14.Bd3 Bg6
15. 15.Bxg6 hxg6
16. 16.c4 c5
17. 17.dxc5 Bxc5
18. 18.Qd5 Bb6
19. 19.Bg5 Nd7
20. 20.Rfe1 Nf6
21. 21.Bxf6 gxf6
22. 22.c5 Qxc5
23. 23.Qxc5 Bxc5
24. 24.Rxb7 Rab8
25. 25.Rxb8 Rxb8
26. 26.Re2 f5
27. 27.g3 Kg7
28. 28.Kg2 Rb4
29. 29.Rc2 Bb6
30. 30.Ne5 Ra4
31. 31.Nd3

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