Richard Rapport vs Alireza Firouzja

9th Norway Chess 2021 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event 9th Norway Chess 2021
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.2
Date 2021.09.10
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/3r2B1/6P1/1R1b1P2/2n2K2/1B6/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bd2 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 Nxc3
  8. 8.Bxc3 Nd7
  9. 9.e3 b6
  10. 10.Be2 Bb7
  11. 11.b4 Nf6
  12. 12.O-O Ne4
  13. 13.Ba1 Qd6
  14. 14.Ne5 Rfc8
  15. 15.Qa4 a6
  16. 16.Nc6 b5
  17. 17.Qc2 Bxc6
  18. 18.Qxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.Rxc6 a5
  20. 20.Bd3 Nf6
  21. 21.Bxb5 axb4
  22. 22.Bc4 Ne4
  23. 23.Rc1 Nd2
  24. 24.Ba6 Rcb8
  25. 25.R1c2 Rb6
  26. 26.Rxb6 cxb6
  27. 27.Bb7 Ra7
  28. 28.Bc6 Nb1
  29. 29.Bd5 Nc3
  30. 30.Bb3 Rc7
  31. 31.f4 e6
  32. 32.g4 Bf6
  33. 33.g5 Be7
  34. 34.Kg2 Kg7
  35. 35.Kf3 h6
  36. 36.h4 Rc8
  37. 37.Bb2 b5
  38. 38.Rc1 Bd8
  39. 39.a3 Ba5
  40. 40.axb4 Bxb4
  41. 41.e4 Ba5
  42. 42.d5 exd5
  43. 43.exd5 hxg5
  44. 44.hxg5 b4
  45. 45.d6 Rd8
  46. 46.Rd1 Bb6
  47. 47.d7 Kf8
  48. 48.Rd6 Ba7
  49. 49.Bc4 Bc5
  50. 50.Rc6 Bd4
  51. 51.Rc8 Ke7
  52. 52.Bxf7 Kxd7
  53. 53.Rc4 Ke7
  54. 54.Bxg6 Rd6
  55. 55.Rxb4

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