Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.6
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2p5/3bK3/5Rkp/4R2r/1P6/8/8 b - - 1 79

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.Rc1 Bxf3
  15. 15.gxf3 O-O-O
  16. 16.f4 f6
  17. 17.Bd3 Kb7
  18. 18.Rg1 g6
  19. 19.exf6 Nf5
  20. 20.Bxf5 Qxf5
  21. 21.a4 Qxf6
  22. 22.axb5 axb5
  23. 23.Qd3 Rhe8
  24. 24.Kf1 b4
  25. 25.Rg5 Ne7
  26. 26.Ng3 Nc6
  27. 27.Ne2 Ne7
  28. 28.Re5 Nf5
  29. 29.Qb5 Rf8
  30. 30.Qxb4 g5
  31. 31.Qb5 Qh6
  32. 32.Ke1 Nxe3
  33. 33.fxe3 gxf4
  34. 34.Nxf4 Rxf4
  35. 35.exf4 Qxf4
  36. 36.Qc6+ Kb8
  37. 37.Ra1 Qh4+
  38. 38.Kd1 Qxd4+
  39. 39.Kc2 Qc5+
  40. 40.Qxc5 Bxc5
  41. 41.Ra5 Bd6
  42. 42.Rexd5 Rf8
  43. 43.Rd2 Rf6
  44. 44.Rh5 h6
  45. 45.Re2 Kb7
  46. 46.Rb5+ Kc6
  47. 47.Rb3 Kd7
  48. 48.h3 Rf5
  49. 49.Rd3 Rc5+
  50. 50.Kb1 Rh5
  51. 51.Re4 Kc6
  52. 52.Kc2 Rf5
  53. 53.b3 Rf2+
  54. 54.Kc3 Rf5
  55. 55.Kd2 Bf4+
  56. 56.Ke2 Bd6
  57. 57.Rc4+ Kd7
  58. 58.Rh4 h5
  59. 59.Re4 Rb5
  60. 60.Red4 Ke6
  61. 61.Re3+ Kf6
  62. 62.Rde4 Be5
  63. 63.Rf3+ Ke6
  64. 64.Rd3 Kf5
  65. 65.Rc4 Bd6
  66. 66.Re3 Ra5
  67. 67.Kf3 Ra1
  68. 68.Kf2 Ra2+
  69. 69.Kf3 Ra1
  70. 70.Ke2 Ra2+
  71. 71.Kd3 Rh2
  72. 72.Rf3+ Kg5
  73. 73.Re4 Rh1
  74. 74.Kc4 Kg6
  75. 75.Kd5 Kg5
  76. 76.Ke6 Kg6
  77. 77.Rf6+ Kg5
  78. 78.h4+ Rxh4
  79. 79.Rf5+

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