Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.5
Date 2022.08.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

r2q4/pp1b1k1Q/2pn1p2/3p4/3P4/2P5/PP1N1PPP/4R1K1 b - - 12 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.c3 Rxe1
  12. 12.Qxe1 Nf5
  13. 13.Bf4 d6
  14. 14.Nd2 Bd7
  15. 15.Bd3 Bg5
  16. 16.Qe4 d5
  17. 17.Qe5 Bxf4
  18. 18.Qxf4 Nd6
  19. 19.Re1 f6
  20. 20.Qf3 c6
  21. 21.Qh5 g6
  22. 22.Bxg6 hxg6
  23. 23.Qxg6+ Kf8
  24. 24.Qh6+ Kf7
  25. 25.Qh7+ Kf8
  26. 26.Qh8+ Kf7
  27. 27.Qh7+ Kf8
  28. 28.Qh8+ Kf7
  29. 29.Qh7+

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