Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

12th Norway Armageddon · 2024 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 12th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 8.3
Date 2024.06.04
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n2k2/1R6/4R2p/pP6/b7/7P/5PPK/3r4 w - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 h6
  5. 5.c3 Bc5
  6. 6.b4 Be7
  7. 7.Qb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 d6
  9. 9.O-O Nb8
  10. 10.Qa2 a5
  11. 11.b5 c6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.Re1 d5
  15. 15.exd5 cxd5
  16. 16.Bb3 Nbd7
  17. 17.Nxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Rxe5 Bd6
  19. 19.Re1 Qd7
  20. 20.Ba3 Rac8
  21. 21.c4 Bg6
  22. 22.d4 Bxa3
  23. 23.Qxa3 dxc4
  24. 24.Nxc4 Qxd4
  25. 25.Rad1 Qf4
  26. 26.Qd6 Qxd6
  27. 27.Rxd6 Bc2
  28. 28.Ba2 Ne4
  29. 29.Rd7 Nc5
  30. 30.Rde7 Nd3
  31. 31.R1e3 Nb4
  32. 32.Nd6 Rcd8
  33. 33.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  34. 34.Nxf7 Rd1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Nd5
  36. 36.Nxh6+ gxh6
  37. 37.Rg3+ Kf8
  38. 38.Rxb7 Bxa4
  39. 39.Rg6 Ne7
  40. 40.Re6 Nc8

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