Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.20
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3Q4/5qkp/6p1/2b5/7P/4nNP1/5K2/8 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.Be3 c6
  5. 5.h4 Nf6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Qe7
  8. 8.Kd2 b5
  9. 9.a3 a5
  10. 10.Ke1 Ba6
  11. 11.Kf1 b4
  12. 12.axb4 axb4
  13. 13.Bxa6 bxc3
  14. 14.Bd3 Rxa1
  15. 15.Qxa1 cxb2
  16. 16.Qxb2 O-O
  17. 17.dxe5 dxe5
  18. 18.Qxe5 Qb7
  19. 19.g3 Re8
  20. 20.Qf4 Nbd7
  21. 21.Kg2 c5
  22. 22.Re1 c4
  23. 23.Bf1 Rxe4
  24. 24.Qd6 Bf8
  25. 25.Qd1 Ne5
  26. 26.Nxe5 Rxe3+
  27. 27.Nf3 Rc3
  28. 28.Re3 Rxe3
  29. 29.fxe3 Qe4
  30. 30.Qd4 Qxc2+
  31. 31.Kh3 Qf5+
  32. 32.Kg2 Ng4
  33. 33.Bxc4 Bc5
  34. 34.Qd8+ Kg7
  35. 35.Bxf7 Nxe3+
  36. 36.Kf2 Qxf7

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