Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.18
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R5pk/P6p/2pN4/2P5/8/1KP3P1/1n6 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.dxe5 dxe5
  5. 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  6. 6.Bc4 Ke8
  7. 7.f4 c6
  8. 8.Nf3 exf4
  9. 9.Bxf4 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.O-O-O Bb4
  12. 12.Ng5 Ke7
  13. 13.a3 Bxc3
  14. 14.Bd6+ Ke8
  15. 15.bxc3 Na6
  16. 16.Nxe6 Kf7
  17. 17.Ng5+ Kg6
  18. 18.Nf3 h6
  19. 19.Rhe1 Rhe8
  20. 20.e5 Nd5
  21. 21.c4 Nb6
  22. 22.Rd4 c5
  23. 23.Rg4+ Kh7
  24. 24.Nh4 Rad8
  25. 25.Rf1 Rd7
  26. 26.Ng6 Kg8
  27. 27.h4 Nc8
  28. 28.h5 Nxd6
  29. 29.exd6 Rxd6
  30. 30.Rgf4 Rdd8
  31. 31.Rf7 Nb8
  32. 32.Rxb7 Nd7
  33. 33.Rd1 Nf6
  34. 34.Rxd8 Rxd8
  35. 35.Rxa7 Nxh5
  36. 36.a4 Rd6
  37. 37.Ne7+ Kh7
  38. 38.a5 Nf4
  39. 39.a6 Ne2+
  40. 40.Kb2 Rb6+
  41. 41.Ka3 Nc3
  42. 42.Nd5 Nb1+
  43. 43.Ka2 Rb2+
  44. 44.Kxb2

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