Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 26 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.28
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/7p/p4npQ/2p1p1P1/2p1P3/q1N5/Pr6/K1R4R w - - 1 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nge2 e5
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.f3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 a6
  9. 9.O-O-O b5
  10. 10.Kb1 Na5
  11. 11.Ng3 exd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Nxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 bxc4
  14. 14.h4 c5
  15. 15.Be3 Rb8
  16. 16.Bh6 Bxh6
  17. 17.Qxh6 Qa5
  18. 18.Rc1 Be6
  19. 19.h5 Rb7
  20. 20.e5 dxe5
  21. 21.Nge4 Bf5
  22. 22.g4 Bxe4+
  23. 23.fxe4 Rfb8
  24. 24.hxg6 Rxb2+
  25. 25.Ka1 fxg6
  26. 26.g5 Qa3

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