Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chessable Masters Winners · 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chessable Masters Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2025.02.19
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/1p3pp1/1n1P3p/4P3/3P4/p2q2P1/4N1QP/3RR2K b - - 11 37

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 c6
  11. 11.Bb3 a5
  12. 12.b5 Nbd7
  13. 13.Ba3 Nb6
  14. 14.Re1 Nh5
  15. 15.g3 Bh3
  16. 16.Kh1 Nf6
  17. 17.Ng1 Bg4
  18. 18.f4 cxb5
  19. 19.axb5 a4
  20. 20.Bd1 Bxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 d5
  22. 22.fxe5 Ng4
  23. 23.d4 Ne3
  24. 24.Re1 Nec4
  25. 25.Bxe7 Qxe7
  26. 26.exd5 Qd7
  27. 27.d6 Qxb5
  28. 28.Qg2 a3
  29. 29.Nd2 Nxd2
  30. 30.Qxd2 Qc6+
  31. 31.Qg2 Qxc3
  32. 32.Ne2 Qd3
  33. 33.Rad1 Qc4
  34. 34.Rc1 Qd3
  35. 35.Rcd1 Qc4
  36. 36.Rc1 Qd3
  37. 37.Rcd1

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