Alireza Firouzja vs Wesley So

World Blitz Final KO 2024 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz Final KO 2024
Site New York USA
Round 1.4
Date 2024.12.31
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4k3/2P5/3P3p/3N1p2/2r5/8/7K/8 b - - 2 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.a4 Na5
  8. 8.Ba2 c5
  9. 9.Bg5 Nc6
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.Nd5 g6
  12. 12.c3 Bg7
  13. 13.Qd2 Bg4
  14. 14.Qe3 Rc8
  15. 15.h3 Be6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Ne7
  17. 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  18. 18.Bxe6 Qxe6
  19. 19.b4 b6
  20. 20.a5 d5
  21. 21.axb6 axb6
  22. 22.bxc5 Rxc5
  23. 23.Ra7 h6
  24. 24.h4 Rfc8
  25. 25.exd5 Rxd5
  26. 26.h5 gxh5
  27. 27.c4 Rd6
  28. 28.Re1 Rcd8
  29. 29.Ra3 Qf5
  30. 30.Nh4 Qg5
  31. 31.g3 Qxe3
  32. 32.Rxe3 f6
  33. 33.Nf5 R6d7
  34. 34.Rb3 Bf8
  35. 35.Rf3 Rb8
  36. 36.Ne3 Kg7
  37. 37.Nd5 Rd6
  38. 38.Rb5 Kg6
  39. 39.Kg2 Rc6
  40. 40.Rb1 Ra8
  41. 41.Rxb6 Rxb6
  42. 42.Nxb6 Rd8
  43. 43.Nd5 f5
  44. 44.Re3 Bd6
  45. 45.f4 exf4
  46. 46.gxf4 Kf7
  47. 47.d4 Rg8+
  48. 48.Kh3 Rg4
  49. 49.c5 Bxf4
  50. 50.Re7+ Kf8
  51. 51.c6 Rg3+
  52. 52.Kh4 Rg4+
  53. 53.Kxh5 Rg5+
  54. 54.Kh4 Rg4+
  55. 55.Kh3 Rg3+
  56. 56.Kh2 Re3+
  57. 57.Nxf4 Rxe7
  58. 58.d5 Re4
  59. 59.c7 Rc4
  60. 60.d6 Ke8
  61. 61.Nd5

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