Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Alireza Firouzja

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.26
Date 2025.11.20
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/k7/P1K2p1p/6bP/6P1/3B4/8/8 w - - 5 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3 e6
  6. 6.d4 Nf6
  7. 7.Bd3 dxe4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Nxe4
  9. 9.Qxe4 Nd7
  10. 10.c3 Be7
  11. 11.h4 Nf6
  12. 12.Qe2 Qc7
  13. 13.g3 O-O-O
  14. 14.Bf4 Bd6
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.O-O-O f5
  18. 18.Kb1 Kb8
  19. 19.Bc4 a6
  20. 20.a3 Rd7
  21. 21.Ka2 Rhd8
  22. 22.Rd3 Bf8
  23. 23.Rhd1 Bg7
  24. 24.Qe3 Qb6
  25. 25.Bb3 Qc7
  26. 26.Qe2 Qb6
  27. 27.f3 Qc7
  28. 28.g4 fxg4
  29. 29.fxg4 c5
  30. 30.dxc5 Rxd3
  31. 31.Rxd3 Rxd3
  32. 32.Qxd3 Qxc5
  33. 33.Qh7 Qf8
  34. 34.Bd1 Qh8
  35. 35.Qe4 Qd8
  36. 36.Bf3 Qd5+
  37. 37.Qxd5 exd5
  38. 38.Bxd5 f6
  39. 39.Kb3 b6
  40. 40.Kc4 Kc7
  41. 41.Be6 Kd6
  42. 42.Bc8 a5
  43. 43.Kb5 Kc7
  44. 44.Bf5 Bf8
  45. 45.b4 axb4
  46. 46.cxb4 Bd6
  47. 47.Kc4 Bg3
  48. 48.h5 Kd6
  49. 49.a4 Be1
  50. 50.Kb5 Kc7
  51. 51.a5 bxa5
  52. 52.bxa5 Kb7
  53. 53.a6+ Ka7
  54. 54.Bd3 Bd2
  55. 55.Kc6 Bg5

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