Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.22
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/1N1Pk3/7R/1B3p2/PP2pn2/5b2/8/2K5 b - - 1 42

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 O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 a6
  10. 10.h4 c5
  11. 11.h5 Nxh5
  12. 12.g4 Nf4
  13. 13.Nxf4 exf4
  14. 14.Bxf4 f5
  15. 15.gxf5 gxf5
  16. 16.Qh2 Ng6
  17. 17.Qxh7+ Kf7
  18. 18.Rg1 Qf6
  19. 19.e5 dxe5
  20. 20.Bg5 Qd6
  21. 21.Bh6 Qf6
  22. 22.O-O-O Rh8
  23. 23.Qxg7+ Qxg7
  24. 24.Bxg7 Kxg7
  25. 25.Na4 Kf6
  26. 26.Nxc5 b6
  27. 27.Na4 Rb8
  28. 28.c5 bxc5
  29. 29.Nxc5 Nf4
  30. 30.d6 Be6
  31. 31.d7 Bd5
  32. 32.Bxa6 Rb6
  33. 33.a3 Rc6
  34. 34.b4 Rd8
  35. 35.Bb5 Rb6
  36. 36.a4 Bxf3
  37. 37.Rd2 Bd5
  38. 38.Rgd1 Bf3
  39. 39.Rd6+ Rxd6
  40. 40.Rxd6+ Ke7
  41. 41.Rh6 e4
  42. 42.Nb7

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