Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 2nd May Early · 2023 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 2nd May Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2023.05.02
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/1P2pk2/K2p4/5Q2/3P4/1q5p/8 b - - 9 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Rb8
  8. 8.a3 a6
  9. 9.Qd2 b5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.Bxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.b4 Nd7
  13. 13.Bd3 f5
  14. 14.Ne2 Nb6
  15. 15.Ned4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bd7
  17. 17.O-O O-O
  18. 18.Kh1 Rc8
  19. 19.Rg1 Qh4
  20. 20.g3 Qh5
  21. 21.Qf2 Na4
  22. 22.Be2 Qh6
  23. 23.g4 fxg4
  24. 24.Rxg4 Nc3
  25. 25.Bd3 Ne4
  26. 26.Qe3 Rc3
  27. 27.Rag1 g6
  28. 28.h3 Rxa3
  29. 29.Kh2 Kh8
  30. 30.Nf3 Rc3
  31. 31.Rh4 Qg7
  32. 32.Qd4 Rfc8
  33. 33.Ng5 Nxg5
  34. 34.Rxg5 Be8
  35. 35.Qb6 Qe7
  36. 36.Rhg4 h6
  37. 37.Rxg6 Bxg6
  38. 38.Rxg6 Rxd3
  39. 39.cxd3 Qh4
  40. 40.Qe3 Rc2+
  41. 41.Rg2 Rxg2+
  42. 42.Kxg2 Qe7
  43. 43.Qc5 Qf7
  44. 44.Kf3 Qh5+
  45. 45.Ke3 Qxh3+
  46. 46.Kd4 Qf5
  47. 47.Qc8+ Kg7
  48. 48.Qd7+ Qf7
  49. 49.Qd6 Qxf4+
  50. 50.Kc5 Qf7
  51. 51.Qxa6 Qc7+
  52. 52.Kxb5 Qxe5
  53. 53.Qa7+ Kg6
  54. 54.Qg1+ Kf7
  55. 55.Qf2+ Qf6
  56. 56.Qc5 h5
  57. 57.Ka5 h4
  58. 58.b5 Qa1+
  59. 59.Kb4 h3
  60. 60.Qc7+ Kf6
  61. 61.b6 Qb2+
  62. 62.Ka5 h2
  63. 63.Qf4+ Kg6
  64. 64.Qg4+ Kf6
  65. 65.Qf4+ Kg6
  66. 66.Qg4+ Kf6
  67. 67.Qf4+

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