Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 3.4
Date 2022.06.19
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/7k/8/4n3/8/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.Bg5 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 b6
  9. 9.Rd1 Ba6
  10. 10.Qa4 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 Qe7
  12. 12.Nf3 Rd8
  13. 13.Qc2 c5
  14. 14.e4 Bxf1
  15. 15.Rxf1 g5
  16. 16.Nxg5 hxg5
  17. 17.Bxg5 Nc6
  18. 18.Qc1 Rxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Nxd4
  20. 20.Qf4 Nc2+
  21. 21.Kd1 Qd7+
  22. 22.Kxc2 Qa4+
  23. 23.Kb1 Qxe4+
  24. 24.Qxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Bf4 Nf6
  26. 26.h4 Nd5
  27. 27.Bd2 f5
  28. 28.g3 Kf7
  29. 29.f3 Rh8
  30. 30.Bg5 c4
  31. 31.g4 b5
  32. 32.Rd1 fxg4
  33. 33.fxg4 a5
  34. 34.h5 Rg8
  35. 35.Rf1+ Ke8
  36. 36.h6 Rf8
  37. 37.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  38. 38.Bd8 a4
  39. 39.g5 Kf7
  40. 40.h7 Kg7
  41. 41.g6 c3
  42. 42.bxc3 Nxc3+
  43. 43.Kc2 Nd5
  44. 44.Bg5 e5
  45. 45.Kd2 Kh8
  46. 46.Ke1 b4
  47. 47.axb4 a3
  48. 48.Bc1 Nxb4
  49. 49.Kd2 Nd5
  50. 50.Bxa3 Nf4
  51. 51.Bb2 Nxg6
  52. 52.Bxe5+ Nxe5
  53. 53.Kc3 Kxh7

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