This is a round 1 game between Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Alireza Firouzja from the 2020 Altibox Norway Chess tournament. The opening is a Caro-Kann, Classical variation, mainline where play turns sharp with opposite sides castling. Firouzja sacrifices a pawn to generate pressure against Duda’s king. A tall defensive task awaits Duda, who finds a way to minimize the pressure, and alter the character of the game by sacrificing an exchange. What ultimately results is a time sensitive position with 7 pawns emerging passed, and with both players each under 1 minute on the clock.
PGN:
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 c5 15. Be3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qxb7 Nd5 18. Qa6 Rb8 19. Bd2 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bf6 21. Nb3 Qc7 22. Rhe1 Rfc8 23. Rc1 Nb6 24. Re4 Nc4 25. Bf4 Qb6 26. Qxb6 Rxb6 27. Be3 Rb4 28. f3 a5 29. Rxc4 Rcxc4 30. Bd2 Rb5 31. Bxa5 Rxh5 32. Rg1 Rb5 33. Bd2 h5 34. c3 g5 35. Kc2 g4 36. Nc1 g3 37. b3 Rc8 38. a4 Rf5 39. Ne2 h4 40. c4 e5 41. Be3 Bg5 42. Bxg5 Rxg5 43. Rh1 Rh5 44. Kc3 f5 45. b4 f4 46. a5 h3 47. gxh3 e4 48. fxe4 g2 49. Rg1 Rxh3+ 50. Kd4 f3 51. c5 Kf7 52. Nf4 f2
Image of Alireza Firouzja in thumbnail, and in-video picture courtesy of Lennart Ootes
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