Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Alireza Firouzja
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	1-0
Event	Bullet Chess Winners 2024
Site	chess.com INT
Round	5.6
Date	2024.06.13
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b3k1/p1q3p1/1p3Q2/2p1N3/3pP3/1P1P2RP/P1P3PK/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
5. 5.d3 Bd6
6. 6.Nc3 Be6
7. 7.Be3 Nd7
8. 8.h3 f6
9. 9.Nd2 Qe7
10. 10.O-O O-O
11. 11.f4 exf4
12. 12.Bxf4 Bxf4
13. 13.Rxf4 c5
14. 14.Qf3 Rad8
15. 15.Qf2 Ne5
16. 16.b3 b6
17. 17.Rf1 Nc6
18. 18.Nc4 Nd4
19. 19.Ne3 c6
20. 20.Ne2 Bf7
21. 21.Nxd4 cxd4
22. 22.Nf5 Qe5
23. 23.Rg4 Bg6
24. 24.Nh4 Bh5
25. 25.Rg3 Rd7
26. 26.Nf5 Bg6
27. 27.Nh4 Bh5
28. 28.Qe1 Qe8
29. 29.Nf5 Bg6
30. 30.Nh4 Bf7
31. 31.Rxf6 Be6
32. 32.Rxf8+ Qxf8
33. 33.Nf3 c5
34. 34.Qd2 Rf7
35. 35.Qg5 h6
36. 36.Qxh6 Rf6
37. 37.Qg5 Qf7
38. 38.Qe5 Bc8
39. 39.Kh2 Re6
40. 40.Qg5 Rf6
41. 41.Ne5 Qc7
42. 42.Qxf6

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