Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

11th Norway Armageddon · 2023 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 11th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 6.3
Date 2023.06.05
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p5k1/1p2p2p/7P/1r3PN1/5BK1/8 w - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 d6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Ba7
  8. 8.O-O h6
  9. 9.Bh4 O-O
  10. 10.b4 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Kg7
  12. 12.Bb3 Nh7
  13. 13.Nc4 h5
  14. 14.h4 g4
  15. 15.Nfd2 f5
  16. 16.exf5 Ne7
  17. 17.f6+ Nxf6
  18. 18.Ne3 Nf5
  19. 19.Nxf5+ Bxf5
  20. 20.d4 exd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Bxd4
  22. 22.Rc1 Bb2
  23. 23.Rc4 b5
  24. 24.Rf4 Bg6
  25. 25.Re1 Be5
  26. 26.Nf1 Qd7
  27. 27.Rxe5 dxe5
  28. 28.Rxf6 Qxd1
  29. 29.Rxg6+ Kxg6
  30. 30.Bxd1 Rad8
  31. 31.Be2 Rd5
  32. 32.f3 gxf3
  33. 33.gxf3 c5
  34. 34.bxc5 Rxc5
  35. 35.Bd3+ Kf6
  36. 36.Bf2 Rg8+
  37. 37.Kh2 Rc3
  38. 38.Be4 Ra3
  39. 39.Bd5 Rd8
  40. 40.Bb3 Rd3
  41. 41.Ng3 Rdxb3
  42. 42.axb3 Rxb3
  43. 43.Kg2 Kg6

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