Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.12
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r3k2/8/2p2K2/5N2/7R/1p6/8/8 b - - 7 66

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.O-O Ng6
  7. 7.d4 Ba7
  8. 8.Bg5 f6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Kh8
  11. 11.h3 Nce7
  12. 12.c4 d6
  13. 13.Nc3 exd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Bxd4
  15. 15.Qxd4 Ne5
  16. 16.Nd2 N7g6
  17. 17.Qe3 Be6
  18. 18.Bb3 Bg8
  19. 19.f4 Nd7
  20. 20.Nf3 Nc5
  21. 21.Nd4 Re8
  22. 22.Qd2 c6
  23. 23.Nf5 Qb6
  24. 24.Kh1 Rad8
  25. 25.Rad1 Rd7
  26. 26.Qf2 Qc7
  27. 27.h4 Ne7
  28. 28.Nd4 Nc8
  29. 29.h5 Nb6
  30. 30.h6 g6
  31. 31.Nf3 Rf8
  32. 32.Qd4 Ne6
  33. 33.Qe3 Re7
  34. 34.e5 dxe5
  35. 35.fxe5 Nd7
  36. 36.exf6 Nxf6
  37. 37.Ne4 Nxe4
  38. 38.Qxe4 Qf4
  39. 39.Qxf4 Rxf4
  40. 40.c5 Rf8
  41. 41.Re5 Rf5
  42. 42.Re4 Rh5+
  43. 43.Kg1 Rxh6
  44. 44.Rde1 Rh5
  45. 45.Bxe6 Rxc5
  46. 46.Bxg8 Rxe4
  47. 47.Rxe4 Kxg8
  48. 48.Re7 b5
  49. 49.Kf2 g5
  50. 50.g4 h6
  51. 51.Nd4 Rc4
  52. 52.Nf5 h5
  53. 53.Rg7+ Kf8
  54. 54.Rxg5 Rc2+
  55. 55.Ke3 hxg4
  56. 56.b4 Rc4
  57. 57.a3 a5
  58. 58.bxa5 Ra4
  59. 59.a6 Rxa6
  60. 60.Kd4 Rxa3
  61. 61.Ke5 b4
  62. 62.Rxg4 b3
  63. 63.Rb4 Ra5+
  64. 64.Kf6 Rb5
  65. 65.Ra4 Rb8
  66. 66.Rh4

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