Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Alireza Firouzja

NIC Classic Prelim 2021 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event NIC Classic Prelim 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 15.2
Date 2021.04.26
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/5kp1/7p/3nPP1P/3N4/6K1/8 w - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bd2 e6
  7. 7.Qb3 Ra7
  8. 8.Nh4 Be4
  9. 9.f3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Bd5
  11. 11.g3 Bxc4
  12. 12.Qxc4 b5
  13. 13.Qe2 c5
  14. 14.dxc5 Bxc5
  15. 15.O-O Rd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 O-O
  17. 17.Be1 Qb6
  18. 18.Bf2 Rfd8
  19. 19.Ng2 Nc6
  20. 20.Ne1 Ne5
  21. 21.Rxd7 Rxd7
  22. 22.Rd1 Rxd1
  23. 23.Nxd1 h5
  24. 24.Nd3 Nxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 Qc6
  26. 26.e4 Nd7
  27. 27.Kg2 Bxf2
  28. 28.Nxf2 Qc7
  29. 29.Qa3 Qc2
  30. 30.Qd6 Nf8
  31. 31.Qxa6 Qxb2
  32. 32.a4 bxa4
  33. 33.Qxa4 e5
  34. 34.h4 g6
  35. 35.Qa7 Kg7
  36. 36.Qe3 Ne6
  37. 37.f4 exf4
  38. 38.gxf4 Qd4
  39. 39.Qxd4+ Nxd4
  40. 40.Nd3 Kf6

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