Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 13.4
Date 2020.09.19
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/6k1/1p6/1P6/2pR1PP1/8/1r2K3 w - - 1 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Qe7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bg4
  10. 10.Nc4 O-O-O
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Qe2 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 g4
  14. 14.hxg4 Bxg4
  15. 15.Bh4 Rdg8
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.e5 Rg6
  18. 18.Rae1 Rhg8
  19. 19.Bg3 Nh5
  20. 20.exd6 Qxe2
  21. 21.Rxe2 Bxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 cxd6
  23. 23.Kh2 Nxg3
  24. 24.fxg3 b5
  25. 25.Na5 Kc7
  26. 26.Rg1 Kb6
  27. 27.Nb3 c5
  28. 28.Re7 Rf6
  29. 29.Nd2 h5
  30. 30.Kg2 d5
  31. 31.Rh1 Rg5
  32. 32.Kf2 Rfg6
  33. 33.Nf1 Rf5
  34. 34.Re8 Re6
  35. 35.Rxe6+ fxe6
  36. 36.Rh4 e5
  37. 37.Ke2 c4
  38. 38.b4 a5
  39. 39.a3 axb4
  40. 40.axb4 Kc6
  41. 41.Nd2 Kd6
  42. 42.Rh1 Rf8
  43. 43.Rxh5 Ra8
  44. 44.Rh6+ Ke7
  45. 45.Rh5 Kd6
  46. 46.Rh6+ Ke7
  47. 47.Rh5 Ra2
  48. 48.Kd1 Ra1+
  49. 49.Ke2 Rc1
  50. 50.Rxe5+ Kd6
  51. 51.Rh5 Rxc2
  52. 52.Kd1 Ra2
  53. 53.Rh6+ Kc7
  54. 54.Rh7+ Kd6
  55. 55.Rh6+ Ke7
  56. 56.Rh7+ Ke6
  57. 57.Rh6+ Kf7
  58. 58.Rh7+ Kg6
  59. 59.Rd7 d3
  60. 60.Ke1 c3
  61. 61.Nb3 Rb2
  62. 62.Rxd5 Rxb3
  63. 63.Rxd3 Rb1+

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