Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.26
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/8/2r5/p3pP2/P3Np2/5P1p/2pb3P/5R1K w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nge2 e5
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.d5 Ne7
  8. 8.f3 c5
  9. 9.Qd2 a6
  10. 10.Ng3 h5
  11. 11.Be2 Bd7
  12. 12.O-O h4
  13. 13.Nh1 Nh5
  14. 14.Nf2 f5
  15. 15.Bg5 Nf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 exf4
  17. 17.Qxf4 Be5
  18. 18.Qd2 f4
  19. 19.Nd3 Bd4+
  20. 20.Kh1 g5
  21. 21.Bd1 h3
  22. 22.g3 Ng6
  23. 23.g4 Qf6
  24. 24.Ne2 Be3
  25. 25.Qc3 Qxc3
  26. 26.Nxc3 b5
  27. 27.Bb3 Ke7
  28. 28.Ne2 Rhb8
  29. 29.Rae1 a5
  30. 30.e5 Nxe5
  31. 31.Nxe5 dxe5
  32. 32.Nc3 bxc4
  33. 33.Bxc4 Rxb2
  34. 34.Ne4 Rab8
  35. 35.d6+ Kf8
  36. 36.Nxg5 Rc2
  37. 37.Bd3 Rd2
  38. 38.Rb1 Rxb1
  39. 39.Bxb1 c4
  40. 40.Bf5 Bxf5
  41. 41.gxf5 Rxd6
  42. 42.Ne4 Rc6
  43. 43.Nc3 Bd2
  44. 44.Ne4 c3
  45. 45.a4 c2

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