Wesley So vs Alireza Firouzja

World Blitz Final KO 2024 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz Final KO 2024
Site New York USA
Round 1.1
Date 2024.12.31
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D33)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/2k1b2p/1p3p2/1N1K1P1P/4P1P1/8/8 b - - 12 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.g3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg2 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bc5
  9. 9.Nb3 Bb6
  10. 10.O-O d4
  11. 11.Na4 O-O
  12. 12.Nxb6 axb6
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Qxf6
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Qxd4 Rd8
  17. 17.Qxf6 gxf6
  18. 18.Rfc1 Be6
  19. 19.Kf1 Ra4
  20. 20.Ke1 Rda8
  21. 21.Rc3 Rxa2
  22. 22.Rxa2 Rxa2
  23. 23.Nc1 Rxb2
  24. 24.Rxc6 b5
  25. 25.Nd3 Rb1+
  26. 26.Rc1 Rxc1+
  27. 27.Nxc1 Bc4
  28. 28.Kd2 f5
  29. 29.Nd3 Kg7
  30. 30.Kc3 Kf6
  31. 31.Kd4 Ke6
  32. 32.Nf4+ Kd6
  33. 33.h4 Ba2
  34. 34.e3 Bc4
  35. 35.Nh5 Ke6
  36. 36.Ng7+ Kf6
  37. 37.Ne8+ Ke7
  38. 38.Nc7 Kd6
  39. 39.Ne8+ Ke7
  40. 40.Nc7 Kd6
  41. 41.Na6 Bf1
  42. 42.Nb4 Bc4
  43. 43.Na6 Bf1
  44. 44.Nc5 Bc4
  45. 45.Nb7+ Ke6
  46. 46.Nd8+ Kd7
  47. 47.Nb7 Ke6
  48. 48.Nc5+ Kd6
  49. 49.f4 Kc6
  50. 50.Na6 Kb6
  51. 51.Nb4 Be6
  52. 52.Nd3 Kc6
  53. 53.Nb4+ Kb6
  54. 54.Nd3 Kc6
  55. 55.Nb4+

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