Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.8
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/2p1Q2p/p1P5/3p2p1/3b1r2/8/1PB1KP1q/R4R2 w - - 3 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 Nge7
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.cxd4 Bb4+
  8. 8.Nc3 d5
  9. 9.e5 Bg4
  10. 10.a3 Ba5
  11. 11.Be3 b5
  12. 12.Bc2 Bb6
  13. 13.Ne2 Qd7
  14. 14.a4 O-O
  15. 15.O-O Bxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 Nf5
  17. 17.axb5 Nh4
  18. 18.e6 Qd6
  19. 19.bxc6 Nxf3+
  20. 20.Kg2 Qxh2+
  21. 21.Kxf3 fxe6+
  22. 22.Nf4 Rxf4+
  23. 23.Bxf4 Rf8
  24. 24.Qd2 g5
  25. 25.Ke2 Rxf4
  26. 26.Qe3 Bxd4
  27. 27.Qxe6+ Kg7
  28. 28.Qe7+ Kh8

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