Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Alireza Firouzja

Chessable Masters Div 1 L · 2024 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 162 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chessable Masters Div 1 L
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2024.02.05
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 162
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/8/7B/5k1K b - - 0 162

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Qd6
  7. 7.b4 Bxb4
  8. 8.c3 Ba5
  9. 9.Ba3 Qe6
  10. 10.Qa4 b6
  11. 11.Nxe5 Bb7
  12. 12.Nc4 O-O-O
  13. 13.Nxa5 bxa5
  14. 14.Qc2 Ba6
  15. 15.c4 Qd7
  16. 16.Rd1 Nxe4
  17. 17.Nc3 Nxc3
  18. 18.Qxc3 Qf5
  19. 19.Rab1 Rhe8
  20. 20.Bc1 Qe5
  21. 21.Qxe5 Rxe5
  22. 22.Be3 c5
  23. 23.Rd2 Rd6
  24. 24.h3 Rb6
  25. 25.Rb3 Bb7
  26. 26.Ra3 Rg6
  27. 27.g3 Rb6
  28. 28.Rd1 Rh5
  29. 29.Kh2 Bf3
  30. 30.Rg1 f5
  31. 31.h4 Ra6
  32. 32.Rb1 h6
  33. 33.Rb5 g5
  34. 34.Rxc5 gxh4
  35. 35.g4 fxg4
  36. 36.Rxh5 g3+
  37. 37.fxg3 hxg3+
  38. 38.Kxg3 Bxh5
  39. 39.d4 Be2
  40. 40.Ra4 Bd1
  41. 41.Ra3 Rg6+
  42. 42.Kf2 a4
  43. 43.d5 Rg4
  44. 44.Rc3 h5
  45. 45.Rc1 Bb3
  46. 46.axb3 axb3
  47. 47.Rb1 Rxc4
  48. 48.Rxb3 c6
  49. 49.d6 Kd7
  50. 50.Rd3 a5
  51. 51.Kf3 a4
  52. 52.Bf4 Rb4
  53. 53.Rd2 a3
  54. 54.Rg2 Ra4
  55. 55.Rg7+ Ke6
  56. 56.Re7+ Kf6
  57. 57.Re8 Ra7
  58. 58.Be5+ Kf7
  59. 59.Rh8 Ke6
  60. 60.Bf4 a2
  61. 61.Rh6+ Kd5
  62. 62.Rxh5+ Ke6
  63. 63.Rh6+ Kd5
  64. 64.Rh5+ Ke6
  65. 65.Re5+ Kf6
  66. 66.d7 Rxd7
  67. 67.Ra5 Ke6
  68. 68.Rxa2 c5
  69. 69.Be3 Kd5
  70. 70.Rb2 Rh7
  71. 71.Rc2 Rc7
  72. 72.Ke2 c4
  73. 73.Kd2 Ke4
  74. 74.Bf2 c3+
  75. 75.Ke2 Rc8
  76. 76.Be3 Rc7
  77. 77.Ra2 Rc4
  78. 78.Ra8 Rc7
  79. 79.Ra4+ Kd5
  80. 80.Kd3 c2
  81. 81.Bc1 Rc6
  82. 82.Ra5+ Ke6
  83. 83.Kd2 Rc7
  84. 84.Bb2 Rc6
  85. 85.Re5+ Kd6
  86. 86.Re1 Kd5
  87. 87.Bc3 c1=Q+
  88. 88.Rxc1 Rh6
  89. 89.Rd1 Kc4
  90. 90.Kc2 Rh2+
  91. 91.Bd2 Rh3
  92. 92.Ra1 Rg3
  93. 93.Ra4+ Kb5
  94. 94.Re4 Kc5
  95. 95.Be3+ Kd5
  96. 96.Re8 Rg4
  97. 97.Kd3 Ra4
  98. 98.Rd8+ Ke6
  99. 99.Bd4 Ra6
  100. 100.Ke4 Rd6
  101. 101.Rh8 Rc6
  102. 102.Rh7 Rd6
  103. 103.Bc5 Rc6
  104. 104.Kd4 Kf5
  105. 105.Kd5 Ra6
  106. 106.Rh1 Rf6
  107. 107.Bd4 Rf7
  108. 108.Rf1+ Kg6
  109. 109.Rg1+ Kf5
  110. 110.Be5 Rd7+
  111. 111.Bd6 Rf7
  112. 112.Re1 Kf6
  113. 113.Re5 Ra7
  114. 114.Rh5 Kg6
  115. 115.Rh2 Rf7
  116. 116.Ke5 Rf5+
  117. 117.Ke4 Rf1
  118. 118.Rg2+ Kf7
  119. 119.Be5 Ke6
  120. 120.Rg6+ Kf7
  121. 121.Ra6 Re1+
  122. 122.Kf5 Rf1+
  123. 123.Bf4 Re1
  124. 124.Rb6 Re7
  125. 125.Bg5 Rd7
  126. 126.Rf6+ Ke8
  127. 127.Re6+ Kf7
  128. 128.Bf6 Rd5+
  129. 129.Be5 Rd7
  130. 130.Rf6+ Ke8
  131. 131.Rg6 Kf7
  132. 132.Rg3 Ke7
  133. 133.Rh3 Kf7
  134. 134.Rh6 Ke7
  135. 135.Ra6 Kf7
  136. 136.Bd6 Rb7
  137. 137.Rb6 Rxb6
  138. 138.Be5 Rb5
  139. 139.Ke4 Ke6
  140. 140.Bg7 Rg5
  141. 141.Bh8 Rg4+
  142. 142.Kf3 Kf5
  143. 143.Bb2 Rb4
  144. 144.Bh8 Rb8
  145. 145.Bg7 Rb3+
  146. 146.Kg2 Kg4
  147. 147.Be5 Rd3
  148. 148.Bc7 Rc3
  149. 149.Bd6 Rc2+
  150. 150.Kh1 Kh3
  151. 151.Kg1 Rd2
  152. 152.Bc7 Rd7
  153. 153.Bb8 Rb7
  154. 154.Bd6 Rb2
  155. 155.Bc7 Rc2
  156. 156.Bb8 Kg4
  157. 157.Kh1 Kf3
  158. 158.Bd6 Rg2
  159. 159.Bc7 Kf2
  160. 160.Bb6+ Kf1
  161. 161.Bc7 Rh2+
  162. 162.Bxh2

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