Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 5.2
Date 2024.04.09
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5R2/8/4k2p/p7/P7/3K2pn/8/8 w - - 2 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 h6
  6. 6.b4 Be7
  7. 7.Qb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 d6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nb8
  10. 10.d4 exd4
  11. 11.cxd4 a5
  12. 12.e5 Nh5
  13. 13.b5 Nf4
  14. 14.g3 d5
  15. 15.Bf1 Ne6
  16. 16.Bg2 c6
  17. 17.O-O Nd7
  18. 18.Bb2 Nb6
  19. 19.bxc6 bxc6
  20. 20.Bc3 c5
  21. 21.Rfb1 Ra6
  22. 22.dxc5 Bxc5
  23. 23.Qb5 Qc7
  24. 24.Rc1 Qa7
  25. 25.Qe2 Bd7
  26. 26.Bf1 Nc4
  27. 27.Nb3 Bb6
  28. 28.Rd1 Qa8
  29. 29.Bg2 Nc5
  30. 30.Nxc5 Bxc5
  31. 31.Nh4 Nb6
  32. 32.Bd4 Bxd4
  33. 33.Rxd4 Ra7
  34. 34.h3 Rc7
  35. 35.g4 Qc8
  36. 36.Qd2 Rc5
  37. 37.Qf4 Re8
  38. 38.Nf5 Bxf5
  39. 39.gxf5 Qc7
  40. 40.Re1 Nd7
  41. 41.e6 Qxf4
  42. 42.Rxf4 Nf6
  43. 43.Rd4 Kf8
  44. 44.Rd2 fxe6
  45. 45.fxe6 Ke7
  46. 46.Rb2 Rec8
  47. 47.Bf1 Ne4
  48. 48.Bd3 Nc3
  49. 49.f4 d4
  50. 50.Rg2 g5
  51. 51.f5 Nd5
  52. 52.Re4 Nb4
  53. 53.f6+ Kxf6
  54. 54.Rf2+ Rf5
  55. 55.Rxf5+ Kxf5
  56. 56.e7 Nxd3
  57. 57.e8=Q Rxe8
  58. 58.Rxe8 Nf4
  59. 59.Kf1 d3
  60. 60.Kf2 Nxh3+
  61. 61.Ke3 g4
  62. 62.Kxd3 g3
  63. 63.Rf8+ Ke6

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