Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.2
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r4k/4b1p1/6Np/2p5/3rP3/6P1/5P1P/2R1R1K1 b - - 3 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 Re8
  7. 7.O-O h6
  8. 8.Bh4 a6
  9. 9.Bc4 b5
  10. 10.Bb3 Be7
  11. 11.a4 Rb8
  12. 12.axb5 axb5
  13. 13.Re1 d6
  14. 14.Bg3 Nh5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.Qxh5 Be6
  18. 18.Bxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Qxe5 Qxd3
  20. 20.Qxe6+ Kh8
  21. 21.Qd5 Rbd8
  22. 22.Qxd3 Rxd3
  23. 23.Na3 b4
  24. 24.Nb5 c6
  25. 25.Nc7 Rc8
  26. 26.Ne6 bxc3
  27. 27.bxc3 Rxc3
  28. 28.Rac1 Rd3
  29. 29.g3 c5
  30. 30.Nf4 Rd4
  31. 31.Ng6+

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