Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Rapid 2024 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.4
Date 2024.08.13
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P5R1/8/1K6/5p2/5P1k/r7/8 b - - 3 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Qb6
  6. 6.a3 Nh6
  7. 7.Bd3 cxd4
  8. 8.O-O Bd7
  9. 9.b4 Rc8
  10. 10.b5 Ne7
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nef5
  12. 12.a4 Nxd4
  13. 13.a5 Qc5
  14. 14.Ba3 Ne2+
  15. 15.Qxe2 Qc7
  16. 16.Bb2 Be7
  17. 17.Nd2 O-O
  18. 18.c4 dxc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rfc1 Qb8
  21. 21.Nf3 Nf5
  22. 22.Bd3 Bf8
  23. 23.h4 Be8
  24. 24.Bxf5 exf5
  25. 25.e6 Rxc1+
  26. 26.Rxc1 Qd6
  27. 27.Ng5 fxe6
  28. 28.Qxe6+ Qxe6
  29. 29.Nxe6 Rd2
  30. 30.Bd4 Bd7
  31. 31.Be3 Rd3
  32. 32.Nxf8 Kxf8
  33. 33.a6 b6
  34. 34.Rc7 Bxb5
  35. 35.Rxa7 Ra3
  36. 36.Ra8+ Kf7
  37. 37.a7 Ra6
  38. 38.Bxb6 Bc6
  39. 39.Rc8 Rxb6
  40. 40.Rxc6 Rb1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Ra1
  42. 42.Rc7+ Kf6
  43. 43.Kg3 Ra4
  44. 44.Kf3 f4
  45. 45.Ke2 h5
  46. 46.Kd3 g5
  47. 47.hxg5+ Kxg5
  48. 48.Kc3 h4
  49. 49.Kb3 Ra1
  50. 50.f3 h3
  51. 51.gxh3 Kh4
  52. 52.Rg7 Kxh3
  53. 53.Kb4 Ra2
  54. 54.Kb5

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