Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Alireza Firouzja

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 81 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.24
Date 2025.11.20
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 81
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2p1ppk1/1p6/p2P2pQ/P1P4q/1P3P2/K7 w - - 2 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3 e6
  6. 6.Be2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Re1 dxe4
  9. 9.Nxe4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Qxe4 Bd6
  11. 11.d4 O-O
  12. 12.c3 Nf6
  13. 13.Qc2 Qc7
  14. 14.Bf3 Bf4
  15. 15.Be3 Bxe3
  16. 16.Rxe3 a5
  17. 17.Rae1 a4
  18. 18.a3 Ra5
  19. 19.g3 h6
  20. 20.Kg2 Rfa8
  21. 21.h4 Rd8
  22. 22.Re5 Nd7
  23. 23.R5e4 Nf6
  24. 24.Rf4 Nd5
  25. 25.Rfe4 Nf6
  26. 26.Re5 Nd7
  27. 27.Rxa5 Qxa5
  28. 28.Re4 Ra8
  29. 29.Kg1 Nf6
  30. 30.Re5 Qb6
  31. 31.Be2 Ra5
  32. 32.Re3 Nd5
  33. 33.Rf3 Nf6
  34. 34.Bc4 Qc7
  35. 35.Qe2 Qd6
  36. 36.Re3 Ra8
  37. 37.Re5 Nd7
  38. 38.Re3 Nf6
  39. 39.Bd3 Nd5
  40. 40.Re5 Nf6
  41. 41.Bc2 Nd7
  42. 42.Re3 Nf6
  43. 43.Qc4 Nd5
  44. 44.Rf3 Nf6
  45. 45.Qd3 Kf8
  46. 46.Qe3 Kg8
  47. 47.Kf1 Kf8
  48. 48.Ke2 Ke7
  49. 49.Kd1 Kf8
  50. 50.Kc1 Ke7
  51. 51.Kb1 Kf8
  52. 52.Qe2 b5
  53. 53.Re3 Nd5
  54. 54.Re5 Nf6
  55. 55.g4 Nd7
  56. 56.Re3 Ke7
  57. 57.Qf3 Nb6
  58. 58.Re5 Nc4
  59. 59.Re2 Rd8
  60. 60.Bd3 Nb6
  61. 61.g5 hxg5
  62. 62.hxg5 Nd5
  63. 63.g6 Qf4
  64. 64.Qh3 Qf6
  65. 65.Qg3 Nf4
  66. 66.Re3 Nxd3
  67. 67.Rxd3 Qxg6
  68. 68.Qf3 Rd5
  69. 69.Ka1 Rg5
  70. 70.Rd1 Rg1
  71. 71.Rxg1 Qxg1+
  72. 72.Ka2 Qg5
  73. 73.Ka1 Qd5
  74. 74.Qg3 g5
  75. 75.Qc7+ Kf6
  76. 76.Qg3 Kg6
  77. 77.Qd3+ Qf5
  78. 78.Qg3 g4
  79. 79.Qg2 Qf3
  80. 80.Qh2 f6
  81. 81.Qh4 Qh3

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