Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.4
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3P2k1/4Q1pp/8/3BPK2/8/4q3 b - - 3 46

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 O-O
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 f6
  14. 14.exf6 Rxf6
  15. 15.Qd1 Nf5
  16. 16.b4 Nxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 Nxb4
  18. 18.axb4 Bxb4
  19. 19.Qb3 Qd6
  20. 20.O-O-O Bxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Rf2
  22. 22.Rd2 Raf8
  23. 23.Rhd1 Qg3
  24. 24.Rxf2 Rxf2
  25. 25.Rd2 Rf1+
  26. 26.Bd1 Re1
  27. 27.Re2 Rxe2
  28. 28.Bxe2 Qxg2
  29. 29.Kd2 c6
  30. 30.Qb4 Qxh3
  31. 31.Qxb7 Qe6
  32. 32.Qxa6 g6
  33. 33.Bb5 Kg7
  34. 34.Qxc6 Qe7
  35. 35.Qxd5 Qb4+
  36. 36.Ke2 Qb2+
  37. 37.Kf3 Qb1
  38. 38.Qe5+ Kh6
  39. 39.Be2 Qe1
  40. 40.d5 g5
  41. 41.Qf6+ Kh5
  42. 42.Qf7+ Kh6
  43. 43.Qe6+ Kg7
  44. 44.d6 h5
  45. 45.Qe5+ Kg6
  46. 46.Bd3+

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