Wesley So vs Alireza Firouzja

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.32
Date 2023.09.13
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4qk2/1pQ2p2/1p1p3p/5N1n/1PP5/5K1P/8/3R4 b - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.a4 d6
  7. 7.Be3 Bb6
  8. 8.Nbd2 h6
  9. 9.c3 Ng4
  10. 10.Bxb6 axb6
  11. 11.d4 Re8
  12. 12.Re1 Nf6
  13. 13.Bb5 Bd7
  14. 14.h3 Ne7
  15. 15.Bxd7 Nxd7
  16. 16.Nf1 Ng6
  17. 17.Ng3 Nf6
  18. 18.Qc2 Qd7
  19. 19.c4 Nh7
  20. 20.Qd2 Rxa4
  21. 21.b3 Ra6
  22. 22.dxe5 Nxe5
  23. 23.Nd4 Nf6
  24. 24.Rad1 Ng6
  25. 25.Ndf5 Ra5
  26. 26.f4 Qc6
  27. 27.Kh2 Nxe4
  28. 28.Qd4 Nf6
  29. 29.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  30. 30.Nxg7 Kxg7
  31. 31.b4 Ra2
  32. 32.Nf5+ Kf8
  33. 33.Qxf6 Qe2
  34. 34.Qd8+ Qe8
  35. 35.Qf6 Qe2
  36. 36.Qd8+ Qe8
  37. 37.Qxc7 Rxg2+
  38. 38.Kxg2 Nxf4+
  39. 39.Kg3 Nh5+
  40. 40.Kf3

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