Alireza Firouzja vs Wesley So

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.31
Date 2023.09.13
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/1p4k1/2p4p/p4B2/P7/1PP3P1/1b4PK/8 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 d6
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.O-O g5
  9. 9.Bg3 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Ba7
  11. 11.Kh1 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.a3 Ne7
  14. 14.Bh2 g4
  15. 15.hxg4 Nxg4
  16. 16.Bg3 Kh8
  17. 17.d4 f5
  18. 18.dxe5 fxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 d5
  20. 20.Nf6 Nxf6
  21. 21.exf6 Nf5
  22. 22.Qxd5 Qxd5
  23. 23.Bxd5 c6
  24. 24.Be4 Nxg3+
  25. 25.fxg3 Rxf6
  26. 26.Nh4 Raf8
  27. 27.Rxf6 Rxf6
  28. 28.Bf3 Bf7
  29. 29.Rd1 Be6
  30. 30.Kh2 Kg7
  31. 31.Rd8 Rf8
  32. 32.Rd6 Rf6
  33. 33.Be4 Bc5
  34. 34.Rd8 Rf8
  35. 35.Rd2 Rf2
  36. 36.Rxf2 Bxf2
  37. 37.Nf5+ Bxf5
  38. 38.Bxf5 Be3
  39. 39.a4 Bc1
  40. 40.b3 Bb2

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