Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com SIG Bullet KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.6
Date 2021.04.07
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2k5/2pR4/2p5/8/1PK5/2B5 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.f4 c6
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.e5 Bg4
  7. 7.Be3 h5
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 e6
  10. 10.g4 Qh4+
  11. 11.Bf2 hxg4
  12. 12.Qd3 Qd8
  13. 13.O-O-O Nd7
  14. 14.Kb1 Qc7
  15. 15.h4 Ne7
  16. 16.Be2 g3
  17. 17.Bxg3 O-O-O
  18. 18.h5 Kb8
  19. 19.hxg6 Nxg6
  20. 20.f5 exf5
  21. 21.Qxf5 Nb6
  22. 22.a3 Ka7
  23. 23.Rhf1 Rdf8
  24. 24.Qg4 Qd7
  25. 25.Qxd7 Nxd7
  26. 26.Bd3 Ne7
  27. 27.Rh1 Nb6
  28. 28.Bh4 Ng6
  29. 29.Bg5 Nc4
  30. 30.Bxc4 dxc4
  31. 31.Ne4 b5
  32. 32.c3 a5
  33. 33.Rhf1 Rh2
  34. 34.Nd6 Rg2
  35. 35.Bc1 Kb6
  36. 36.Nxf7 Ne7
  37. 37.Ng5 Rxf1
  38. 38.Rxf1 Nd5
  39. 39.Ne6 b4
  40. 40.axb4 axb4
  41. 41.cxb4 Nxb4
  42. 42.Nxg7 Rxg7
  43. 43.Bd2 Nd5
  44. 44.Rf2 Rg1+
  45. 45.Kc2 Rg4
  46. 46.Bc3 Re4
  47. 47.Kd2 Re3
  48. 48.Re2 Rd3+
  49. 49.Kc2 Kc7
  50. 50.e6 Ne3+
  51. 51.Kb1 Kd6
  52. 52.e7 Kd7
  53. 53.e8=Q+ Kxe8
  54. 54.Bd2 Rxd4
  55. 55.Bxe3 Rd3
  56. 56.Kc2 Kf7
  57. 57.Bd2 Rf3
  58. 58.Bc3 Rf5
  59. 59.Re4 Rc5
  60. 60.Rd4 Ke6
  61. 61.Rd2 Rf5
  62. 62.Kb1 c5
  63. 63.Ka2 Rf8
  64. 64.Kb1 Ra8
  65. 65.Kc2 Rc8
  66. 66.Rd1 Rb8
  67. 67.Re1+ Kd5
  68. 68.Rd1+ Kc6
  69. 69.Bd2 Rd8
  70. 70.Bc1 Rd5
  71. 71.Rxd5

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