Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 3.2
Date 2023.12.10
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/1p6/1P3p1p/p4n2/br4PK/R6P/8/5B2 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 Ba7
  10. 10.a4 a5
  11. 11.b5 Ng6
  12. 12.Na3 Be6
  13. 13.d4 Re8
  14. 14.Bb2 h6
  15. 15.h3 Nh7
  16. 16.Qd3 c6
  17. 17.Nc2 Nf6
  18. 18.Nd2 d5
  19. 19.c4 dxc4
  20. 20.Nxc4 exd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Bxd4
  22. 22.Bxd4 c5
  23. 23.e5 Qxd4
  24. 24.Qxd4 cxd4
  25. 25.Nb6 Rab8
  26. 26.exf6 Red8
  27. 27.fxg7 d3
  28. 28.Rad1 d2
  29. 29.Re3 Rd6
  30. 30.Nd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.Rxd2 Rbd8
  32. 32.Red3 Ne7
  33. 33.f4 Kxg7
  34. 34.b6 R6d7
  35. 35.g4 Kf8
  36. 36.f5 f6
  37. 37.Kh2 Ke8
  38. 38.Bf1 Bc6
  39. 39.Rxd7 Rxd7
  40. 40.Re2 Kf8
  41. 41.Kg3 Bxa4
  42. 42.Ra2 Rd4
  43. 43.Ra3 Rb4
  44. 44.Kh4 Nxf5+

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