Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 3rd Oct Early · 2023 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 3rd Oct Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.10.03
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/5p2/4n1p1/3Rr3/4B2P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 3 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Bb2 Ne7
  14. 14.d4 Ng6
  15. 15.c4 exd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 c5
  18. 18.bxc5 dxc5
  19. 19.Bxc5 Rc8
  20. 20.Ba3 Ne5
  21. 21.Qe2 Nh5
  22. 22.Qxh5 Qxd2
  23. 23.Rad1 Qg5
  24. 24.Qxg5 hxg5
  25. 25.c5 Nc4
  26. 26.Bc1 Rxc5
  27. 27.Rd8+ Kh7
  28. 28.Rd7 b5
  29. 29.axb5 Ne5
  30. 30.Rb7 Nd3
  31. 31.Be3 Rxb5
  32. 32.Rxb5 axb5
  33. 33.Rb1 Rxe4
  34. 34.Rxb5 f6
  35. 35.Rd5 Ne5
  36. 36.Rd4

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