Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Scandinavian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.24
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r7/6pk/8/r5PP/p2R2K1/R7/8/8 w - - 11 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qd8
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.Bc4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 e6
  8. 8.O-O Bb7
  9. 9.Re1 Be7
  10. 10.h3 O-O
  11. 11.Bf4 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Nbd7
  13. 13.Qe2 a5
  14. 14.Rad1 Nd5
  15. 15.Bg3 Bc6
  16. 16.c4 bxc3
  17. 17.Nxc3 Bb4
  18. 18.Rc1 Nxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Ba3
  20. 20.Rcd1 Nb6
  21. 21.Ne5 Be8
  22. 22.Bc2 Be7
  23. 23.c4 Bb4
  24. 24.Rf1 f6
  25. 25.Nc6 Qd7
  26. 26.d5 exd5
  27. 27.cxd5 Bf7
  28. 28.a3 Bd6
  29. 29.Bf5 Qe8
  30. 30.Qd3 Nxd5
  31. 31.Bxh7+ Kh8
  32. 32.Be4 Qxc6
  33. 33.Bxd5 Qxd5
  34. 34.Qxd5 Bxd5
  35. 35.Rxd5 Bxa3
  36. 36.Ra1 Bb4
  37. 37.Bxc7 Rf7
  38. 38.Bd6 Bxd6
  39. 39.Rxd6 a4
  40. 40.Ra3 Rfa7
  41. 41.Rd4 Kh7
  42. 42.f4 Kg8
  43. 43.g4 Kh7
  44. 44.Kg2 Kg8
  45. 45.Kg3 Kh7
  46. 46.Kg2 Kg8
  47. 47.h4 Kh7
  48. 48.h5 Kh6
  49. 49.Kg3 Kh7
  50. 50.Kh4 Kh6
  51. 51.g5+ fxg5+
  52. 52.fxg5+ Kh7
  53. 53.Kg4 Ra5
  54. 54.Rd7 R8a7
  55. 55.Rd4 Ra8
  56. 56.Re4 R5a7
  57. 57.Rd4 Ra5

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