Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	0-1
Event	SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024
Site	Zagreb CRO
Round	2.3
Date	2024.07.13
Opening	Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves	64

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7k/7P/6P1/2n5/3Np3/1p1pK3/8 w - - 0 65

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.e5 Bf5
4. 4.h4 h5
5. 5.Bd3 Bxd3
6. 6.Qxd3 Qa5+
7. 7.b4 Qxb4+
8. 8.Nd2 e6
9. 9.Rb1 Qe7
10. 10.c4 Qd7
11. 11.Ne2 Na6
12. 12.O-O Be7
13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
14. 14.Nf3 Nh6
15. 15.Ng3 Ng4
16. 16.Bg5 Nb4
17. 17.Qb3 f6
18. 18.Bd2 Nc6
19. 19.exf6 gxf6
20. 20.Qxb7 Qxb7
21. 21.Rxb7 Nd8
22. 22.Rb3 Bd6
23. 23.Ne2 Rc8
24. 24.Rc1 Rxc1+
25. 25.Bxc1 Rh7
26. 26.Ba3 Bc7
27. 27.g3 Nc6
28. 28.Bc5 Kd8
29. 29.Ne1 Nh6
30. 30.Nd3 Nf5
31. 31.Ra3 a5
32. 32.Kf1 Kd7
33. 33.Rb3 e5
34. 34.dxe5 fxe5
35. 35.Rb5 Ke6
36. 36.a4 Rf7
37. 37.Ke1 Nd6
38. 38.Bxd6 Bxd6
39. 39.Rb6 Nb4
40. 40.Nc5+ Ke7
41. 41.Rb7+ Ke8
42. 42.Rxf7 Kxf7
43. 43.Nb3 Nd3+
44. 44.Kf1 Bb4
45. 45.Nec1 Nb2
46. 46.f3 Nxa4
47. 47.Nd3 Kf6
48. 48.g4 hxg4
49. 49.fxg4 Nc3
50. 50.Nxb4 axb4
51. 51.Kf2 d4
52. 52.Kg3 d3
53. 53.Kf2 e4
54. 54.Ke3 Ke5
55. 55.h5 Nd5+
56. 56.Kd2 Nb6
57. 57.h6 Nc4+
58. 58.Ke1 Kf6
59. 59.Nc5 d2+
60. 60.Ke2 e3
61. 61.g5+ Kg6
62. 62.Nd3 b3
63. 63.Nf4+ Kh7
64. 64.Nd3 b2

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