Alireza Firouzja vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.11
Date 2025.11.20
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

8/pp2kp2/5p1p/2b2B2/8/2P2P1P/P3KP2/8 b - - 1 26

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.Re1 Bg4
  10. 10.Nc3 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nd7
  13. 13.Bd3 Qf6
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 Qxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 Rfe8
  17. 17.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  18. 18.Kf1 Nf6
  19. 19.Rb1 Re7
  20. 20.Bg5 h6
  21. 21.Bxf6 gxf6
  22. 22.Re1 Kf8
  23. 23.Rxe7 Kxe7
  24. 24.Bf5 c5
  25. 25.dxc5 Bxc5
  26. 26.Ke2

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