Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Chess.com SIG Bullet KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.8
Date 2021.04.07
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4Q2/kp6/3p4/2PB4/Pq6/1P6/1K2r3 w - - 1 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.f4 d5
  5. 5.e5 h5
  6. 6.Be3 Nh6
  7. 7.Nf3 Bg4
  8. 8.Bd3 Nf5
  9. 9.Bf2 e6
  10. 10.g3 h4
  11. 11.Rg1 hxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 Nd7
  13. 13.Be2 Qe7
  14. 14.Qd3 O-O-O
  15. 15.O-O-O Kb8
  16. 16.Ng5 Bxe2
  17. 17.Nxe2 c5
  18. 18.g4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 cxd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Rc8
  21. 21.Kb1 Bh6
  22. 22.Nh3 Bg7
  23. 23.c3 Nc5
  24. 24.Qe3 b6
  25. 25.Ng5 Bh6
  26. 26.Nf3 Ne4
  27. 27.Rh1 Bg7
  28. 28.Nd2 Nxd2+
  29. 29.Qxd2 f5
  30. 30.exf6 Bxf6
  31. 31.a3 Qf7
  32. 32.Qe3 Kb7
  33. 33.Rhe1 Rce8
  34. 34.Re2 Rhf8
  35. 35.Rf1 Bd8
  36. 36.Be5 g5
  37. 37.Ref2 Qg6+
  38. 38.Ka2 gxf4
  39. 39.Rxf4 Bg5
  40. 40.Qd4 Bxf4
  41. 41.Rxf4 Rxf4
  42. 42.Qxf4 Re7
  43. 43.Qf8 Qe8
  44. 44.Qf6 Rf7
  45. 45.Qg6 Re7
  46. 46.Qf6 Qf7
  47. 47.Qh8 Re8
  48. 48.Qh3 Rg8
  49. 49.Qe3 Qg6
  50. 50.Bf4 Qe4
  51. 51.Qg3 Qc4+
  52. 52.Ka1 e5
  53. 53.Bxe5 Rxg4
  54. 54.Qf2 Qe4
  55. 55.Qf7+ Ka6
  56. 56.Bd4 Qd3
  57. 57.Ka2 Qc4+
  58. 58.Kb1 Re4
  59. 59.Qf2 Re2
  60. 60.Qf7 Qd3+
  61. 61.Ka2 Qc4+
  62. 62.Kb1 Qb3
  63. 63.c4 Re1#

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