Wesley So vs Alireza Firouzja

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.14
Date 2023.09.13
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

1R6/1P3p1k/8/7p/6pP/6P1/5PK1/1r6 b - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.a4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 b6
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O e6
  10. 10.Rd1 Qc7
  11. 11.Be3 Ng4
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 Ngf6
  14. 14.Nd2 e5
  15. 15.Qc4 Qd8
  16. 16.Bxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.Qb3 Be7
  18. 18.Nc4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Bxe4
  20. 20.Nxe5 O-O
  21. 21.Bd3 Bb7
  22. 22.Bc4 d5
  23. 23.Bxd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Qc7
  25. 25.Re1 Bf6
  26. 26.Nd7 Rfe8
  27. 27.Nxf6+ gxf6
  28. 28.Rdd1 Rad8
  29. 29.c3 Rxe1+
  30. 30.Rxe1 Rd2
  31. 31.Qb4 Qe5
  32. 32.Rf1 b5
  33. 33.axb5 axb5
  34. 34.g3 Kg7
  35. 35.Qg4+ Qg5
  36. 36.Qxg5+ fxg5
  37. 37.b4 Rc2
  38. 38.Rd1 Rxc3
  39. 39.Rd5 Rb3
  40. 40.Rxb5 g4
  41. 41.Kg2 Rb2
  42. 42.Rb8 h5
  43. 43.b5 Kh7
  44. 44.b6 Rb1
  45. 45.h3 Kg7
  46. 46.b7 Kh7
  47. 47.h4 Kg7
  48. 48.Kh2 Kh7
  49. 49.Kg2 Kg7
  50. 50.Kh2 Kh7
  51. 51.Kg2

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