Sergey Karjakin vs Alireza Firouzja

World Rapid 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event World Rapid 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.11
Date 2019.12.26
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3R2p1/p3n3/2p1kp1P/2P2N2/6P1/r6K w - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Ng3 Re8
  10. 10.Bc4 Be6
  11. 11.Nd5 Nbd7
  12. 12.Be3 Rc8
  13. 13.Bb3 Bf8
  14. 14.c3 Qa5
  15. 15.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  16. 16.Bg5 Nd7
  17. 17.Qe2 Nc5
  18. 18.Bxe6 Nxe6
  19. 19.Be3 d5
  20. 20.exd5 Qxd5
  21. 21.Rfd1 Qc6
  22. 22.Qg4 g6
  23. 23.f3 Bc5
  24. 24.Bxc5 Qxc5+
  25. 25.Kh1 Rcd8
  26. 26.Qe4 b5
  27. 27.Qc2 f5
  28. 28.Qb3 Kf7
  29. 29.a4 Qc4
  30. 30.Qxc4 bxc4
  31. 31.Nf1 Rd3
  32. 32.Re1 Nc5
  33. 33.Kg1 f4
  34. 34.Re2 e4
  35. 35.fxe4 Rxe4
  36. 36.Rxe4 Nxe4
  37. 37.Re1 Nc5
  38. 38.a5 Rd5
  39. 39.h4 Kf6
  40. 40.Nh2 Kf5
  41. 41.Nf3 Nd3
  42. 42.Re7 Rxa5
  43. 43.Rxh7 Nxb2
  44. 44.Rf7+ Ke4
  45. 45.Kh2 Nd1
  46. 46.Rd7 Ne3
  47. 47.Rd6 Ng4+
  48. 48.Kh3 Nf2+
  49. 49.Kh2 Ra1
  50. 50.Ng1 Ng4+
  51. 51.Kh1 Ne5
  52. 52.Kh2 Ra2
  53. 53.Kh1 a5
  54. 54.Nf3 Ra1+

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