Alireza Firouzja vs Wesley So

NIC Classic Prelim 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event NIC Classic Prelim 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.7
Date 2021.04.24
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5N2/8/2k3KP/6n1/8/8 b - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nbd2 e6
  6. 6.c3 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 Nh5
  8. 8.Be3 Bd6
  9. 9.Bb5 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Qc7
  11. 11.Re1 a6
  12. 12.Bd3 g6
  13. 13.Rc1 b5
  14. 14.a4 bxa4
  15. 15.Qxa4 Bd7
  16. 16.Qc2 Rab8
  17. 17.Nb3 Qb6
  18. 18.Nc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.dxc5 Qxb2
  20. 20.Qxb2 Rxb2
  21. 21.Bxa6 e5
  22. 22.Bh6 Ra8
  23. 23.Ra1 Ng7
  24. 24.c4 d4
  25. 25.Bb5 Rxa1
  26. 26.Rxa1 f6
  27. 27.Nd2 Nf5
  28. 28.Ne4 Kf7
  29. 29.Bd2 d3
  30. 30.f4 exf4
  31. 31.Bc3 Rc2
  32. 32.Ba4 Nfd4
  33. 33.Bxc2 dxc2
  34. 34.Bb2 Nb3
  35. 35.Re1 Ne5
  36. 36.Nxf6 Nd3
  37. 37.Nxd7 Nxe1
  38. 38.Ne5+ Ke6
  39. 39.c6 Kd6
  40. 40.Kf2 Nxg2
  41. 41.Ba3+ Kc7
  42. 42.Kxg2 c1=R
  43. 43.Bxc1 Nxc1
  44. 44.Kf3 g5
  45. 45.Kg4 h6
  46. 46.Kh5 f3
  47. 47.Nxf3 Kxc6
  48. 48.Kxh6 g4
  49. 49.Ne5+ Kc5
  50. 50.Kg5 Kd4
  51. 51.Nxg4 Ne2
  52. 52.h4 Ng3
  53. 53.Nf6 Kxc4
  54. 54.Kg4

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