Alireza Firouzja vs Wesley So

Superbet Classic 2023 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 72 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event Superbet Classic 2023
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 1.5
Date 2023.05.06
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3k4/1R6/8/6K1/p7/N2n4/1p6/5r2 w - - 2 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 d6
  5. 5.c3 Bb6
  6. 6.O-O h6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Nf6
  8. 8.Bb3 a5
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.h3 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.Nc4 Ba7
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe3
  14. 14.Rxe3 a4
  15. 15.d4 exd4
  16. 16.cxd4 d5
  17. 17.exd5 exd5
  18. 18.Ncd2 Qd6
  19. 19.a3 Qf4
  20. 20.Nb1 Ne4
  21. 21.Nc3 Nxc3
  22. 22.Rxc3 Qd6
  23. 23.Rac1 Rf7
  24. 24.R1c2 Rf4
  25. 25.Re3 Qf6
  26. 26.Rd3 Re8
  27. 27.Rc5 Qd6
  28. 28.Rcc3 Rfe4
  29. 29.g3 Re2
  30. 30.Rd2 Rxd2
  31. 31.Qxd2 Qg6
  32. 32.Kg2 Qb1
  33. 33.Rc1 Qf5
  34. 34.Rc3 Qb1
  35. 35.h4 Re7
  36. 36.Rc1 Qf5
  37. 37.Qd1 g5
  38. 38.hxg5 hxg5
  39. 39.Qd2 g4
  40. 40.Nh4 Qe4+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qxd4
  42. 42.Qg5+ Rg7
  43. 43.Qf5 Rf7
  44. 44.Qg5+ Kf8
  45. 45.Kh1 Qe4+
  46. 46.Kg1 Ke8
  47. 47.Qd2 Re7
  48. 48.Rd1 d4
  49. 49.Qg5 Ne5
  50. 50.Qd2 d3
  51. 51.Qf4 Qxf4
  52. 52.gxf4 Nc4
  53. 53.Rxd3 Nxb2
  54. 54.Rc3 Rd7
  55. 55.Kg2 Nd3
  56. 56.Kg3 c5
  57. 57.Kxg4 b5
  58. 58.Nf5 Kf7
  59. 59.Kg5 Rd5
  60. 60.Rc2 Ne1
  61. 61.Rc3 Nd3
  62. 62.Rc2 b4
  63. 63.axb4 cxb4
  64. 64.Rc7+ Ke8
  65. 65.Kf6 Kd8
  66. 66.Ra7 b3
  67. 67.Ne3 Rd6+
  68. 68.Kf5 b2
  69. 69.Rb7 Rd4
  70. 70.Nc2 Rxf4+
  71. 71.Kg5 Rxf2
  72. 72.Na3 Rf1

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