Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · French Defense · 1-0 in 24 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.3
Date 2024.08.15
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1r3k1/4RQpp/5n2/8/3P1q2/5N1P/Pp3PP1/1R4K1 b - - 0 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bd6
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.c5 Be7
  7. 7.h3 b6
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ba6
  10. 10.Bxa6 Nxa6
  11. 11.Qa4 Nb8
  12. 12.O-O c6
  13. 13.b4 Qc7
  14. 14.Rfe1 Nbd7
  15. 15.Bf4 Qxf4
  16. 16.Rxe7 a5
  17. 17.Qxc6 axb4
  18. 18.Nxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Qxd5 Nf6
  20. 20.Qc4 bxc5
  21. 21.Qxc5 b3
  22. 22.Qc4 b2
  23. 23.Rb1 Rfc8
  24. 24.Qxf7+

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