Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Scandinavian Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.22
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p4p2/Ppk1p3/4P3/7B/2P2P2/1P6/5K2 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4.d4 c6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bf5
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bd2 Nf6
  8. 8.Nd5 Qd8
  9. 9.Nxf6+ gxf6
  10. 10.c3 Nd7
  11. 11.Nh4 Bg6
  12. 12.Qe2 Nb6
  13. 13.Bb3 Qc7
  14. 14.O-O O-O-O
  15. 15.f4 Bd6
  16. 16.Kh1 f5
  17. 17.a4 Kb8
  18. 18.a5 Nd7
  19. 19.a6 b6
  20. 20.Nf3 Nf6
  21. 21.Ne5 Ne4
  22. 22.Ba4 Bxe5
  23. 23.fxe5 c5
  24. 24.Be3 h5
  25. 25.Bc2 Qc6
  26. 26.Rf4 cxd4
  27. 27.Bxd4 h4
  28. 28.Bxe4 fxe4
  29. 29.h3 e3
  30. 30.Qxe3 Rdg8
  31. 31.Qf3 Qxf3
  32. 32.gxf3 Bf5
  33. 33.Rg1 Rxg1+
  34. 34.Bxg1 Kc7
  35. 35.Bf2 Kc6
  36. 36.Rxh4 Rxh4
  37. 37.Bxh4 Bxh3
  38. 38.Kg1 Bf1
  39. 39.Kxf1

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