Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.2
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/8/8/8/6K1/8/8 b - - 0 72

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.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.gxf3 Qd7
  15. 15.f4 g6
  16. 16.a4 O-O
  17. 17.h4 Nb4
  18. 18.a5 Ba7
  19. 19.Bb1 Rad8
  20. 20.Ne2 c5
  21. 21.Ra3 Nbc6
  22. 22.h5 b4
  23. 23.Ra1 Nf5
  24. 24.Bxf5 Qxf5
  25. 25.Ng3 Qd7
  26. 26.dxc5 d4
  27. 27.Ne4 f5
  28. 28.Nd6 dxe3
  29. 29.Qd5+ Kg7
  30. 30.hxg6 hxg6
  31. 31.e6 exf2+
  32. 32.Kf1 Qe7
  33. 33.Rd1 Rh8
  34. 34.Rxh8 Rxh8
  35. 35.Qxc6 Qxe6
  36. 36.Qb7+ Kg8
  37. 37.Nxf5 Qc4+
  38. 38.Kg2 f1=Q+
  39. 39.Rxf1 Qc2+
  40. 40.Kf3 Qxf5
  41. 41.Qa8+ Kg7
  42. 42.Qxa7+ Kg8
  43. 43.Qa8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Qb7+ Kg8
  45. 45.Qb8+ Kf7
  46. 46.Qc7+ Kg8
  47. 47.Qb8+ Kg7
  48. 48.Qe5+ Qxe5
  49. 49.fxe5 Rh2
  50. 50.Ke4 Rxb2
  51. 51.e6 b3
  52. 52.c6 Rc2
  53. 53.Kd5 b2
  54. 54.e7 Rd2+
  55. 55.Kc5 Rc2+
  56. 56.Kd6 Rd2+
  57. 57.Kc5 Rc2+
  58. 58.Kd4 Rf2
  59. 59.Rb1 Kf7
  60. 60.Re1 Ke8
  61. 61.Kc3 Rf6
  62. 62.c7 Rc6+
  63. 63.Kxb2 Rxc7
  64. 64.Re6 g5
  65. 65.Rxa6 Rc5
  66. 66.Re6 Rxa5
  67. 67.Kc3 Ra7
  68. 68.Kd4 Rxe7
  69. 69.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  70. 70.Ke5 g4
  71. 71.Kf4 g3
  72. 72.Kxg3

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