Alireza Firouzja vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

14th Norway Chess 2026 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event 14th Norway Chess 2026
Site Oslo NOR
Round 2.1
Date 2026.05.26
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/8/p7/P5p1/2R2P1r/kP2P3/2KN4/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.e3 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Nh5
  10. 10.Bd3 Nxg3
  11. 11.hxg3 Bg7
  12. 12.Qc2 Nb6
  13. 13.O-O-O Be6
  14. 14.Kb1 Qe7
  15. 15.Rc1 O-O-O
  16. 16.Na4 Kb8
  17. 17.Nc5 Rc8
  18. 18.Qb3 Rc7
  19. 19.Rc3 Ka8
  20. 20.Rhc1 Nd7
  21. 21.Nxd7 Bxd7
  22. 22.a4 h5
  23. 23.Qc2 h4
  24. 24.gxh4 gxh4
  25. 25.Bf5 Bf6
  26. 26.Bxd7 Rxd7
  27. 27.Ne1 Qe4
  28. 28.Qxe4 dxe4
  29. 29.Rc5 h3
  30. 30.gxh3 Rxh3
  31. 31.Rf5 Rd6
  32. 32.Nc2 a6
  33. 33.Rg1 Ka7
  34. 34.Rg4 Re6
  35. 35.Nb4 Rh6
  36. 36.Na2 Rg6
  37. 37.Rxg6 fxg6
  38. 38.Rf4 c5
  39. 39.dxc5 b6
  40. 40.Nb4 bxc5
  41. 41.Nd5 Bg5
  42. 42.Rg4 Bd8
  43. 43.Nc3 g5
  44. 44.Nxe4 Re5
  45. 45.Kc2 Kb6
  46. 46.Kd3 Kc6
  47. 47.b3 Be7
  48. 48.Rg1 Rd5+
  49. 49.Ke2 Kb6
  50. 50.Nd2 Ka5
  51. 51.Rg4 Rd8
  52. 52.Re4 Bf8
  53. 53.Kd1 Rd6
  54. 54.Kc2 Rf6
  55. 55.Nc4+ Kb4
  56. 56.f3 Rh6
  57. 57.Nd2+ Ka3
  58. 58.a5 Rh4
  59. 59.f4 c4
  60. 60.Rxc4

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