Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 18th Jul Early · 2023 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 18th Jul Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.07.18
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/P7/8/8/8/QP6/K2qp3/4k3 w - - 11 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 a6
  2. 2.e4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qe2 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Nxe4
  9. 9.Bxe4 Nxc5
  10. 10.Bg5 Qc7
  11. 11.O-O-O Bd7
  12. 12.Rhe1 h6
  13. 13.Bd2 Rc8
  14. 14.Kb1 Be7
  15. 15.Bc3 Bf6
  16. 16.Bxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Nd4 Qf4
  18. 18.Bf3 Kf8
  19. 19.g3 Qc7
  20. 20.Rd2 Kg7
  21. 21.Qe3 Rhd8
  22. 22.Red1 e5
  23. 23.Ne2 Be6
  24. 24.Nc3 Rxd2
  25. 25.Rxd2 Qa5
  26. 26.a3 Na4
  27. 27.Nxa4 Qxa4
  28. 28.Bxb7 Qb5
  29. 29.Bf3 a5
  30. 30.Qd3 Qc5
  31. 31.Bd5 Rd8
  32. 32.c4 Bg4
  33. 33.Ka2 Bh5
  34. 34.Qe3 Qc7
  35. 35.f4 Bg6
  36. 36.fxe5 fxe5
  37. 37.g4 f6
  38. 38.h4 Bf7
  39. 39.Qe4 a4
  40. 40.g5 fxg5
  41. 41.hxg5 h5
  42. 42.Qf3 Bxd5
  43. 43.cxd5 Qc4+
  44. 44.Kb1 Rf8
  45. 45.Qc3 Rf1+
  46. 46.Kc2 Qe4+
  47. 47.Qd3 Qh1
  48. 48.Rd1 Qg2+
  49. 49.Kb1 Rf2
  50. 50.Qc3 Qxg5
  51. 51.d6 Qf5+
  52. 52.Ka1 Rf1
  53. 53.Qd2 Rxd1+
  54. 54.Qxd1 Qd7
  55. 55.Qxh5 Qxd6
  56. 56.Qg4+ Kf6
  57. 57.Qxa4 Qd5
  58. 58.Qh4+ Kf5
  59. 59.a4 Qd1+
  60. 60.Ka2 e4
  61. 61.Qh3+ Kf4
  62. 62.Qh6+ Kf5
  63. 63.Qf8+ Kg4
  64. 64.Qg7+ Kf3
  65. 65.Qf6+ Ke2
  66. 66.b3 e3
  67. 67.a5 Qd2+
  68. 68.Qb2 Ke1
  69. 69.a6 Qa5+
  70. 70.Qa3 Qd2+
  71. 71.Kb1 e2
  72. 72.a7 Qd3+
  73. 73.Ka2 Qd2+
  74. 74.Ka1 Qd1+
  75. 75.Ka2 Qd2+
  76. 76.Qb2 Qa5+
  77. 77.Qa3 Qd2+

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