Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 9th Sep 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2025.09.09
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/7K/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nd7
  5. 5.O-O Ngf6
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Na3 Nb6
  9. 9.Ne5 c6
  10. 10.Naxc4 Nxc4
  11. 11.Nxc4 Be6
  12. 12.b3 Bd5
  13. 13.Bb2 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 O-O
  15. 15.Qc2 Nd5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Nb6
  17. 17.e4 Nxc4
  18. 18.bxc4 Qc7
  19. 19.Ra3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rb3 e6
  21. 21.Bc3 Rd7
  22. 22.Qc1 Rad8
  23. 23.Qe3 b6
  24. 24.Rd2 h5
  25. 25.h4 Qa7
  26. 26.Kh2 Qa6
  27. 27.d5 Qxc4
  28. 28.Bxg7 Kxg7
  29. 29.Rd4 Qc5
  30. 30.Rc3 Qe7
  31. 31.Rxc6 exd5
  32. 32.Rxb6 Re8
  33. 33.Rxd5 Rxd5
  34. 34.exd5 Qxe3
  35. 35.fxe3 Rxe3
  36. 36.Rb5 Rd3
  37. 37.Kg2 Kf6
  38. 38.Rxa5 Ke5
  39. 39.Ra7 Ra3
  40. 40.Rxf7 Rxa4
  41. 41.d6 Rd4
  42. 42.d7 Ke6
  43. 43.Rg7 Kf6
  44. 44.Rh7 Ke6
  45. 45.Kf3 Rxd7
  46. 46.Rxd7 Kxd7
  47. 47.Kf4 Ke6
  48. 48.Kg5 Kf7
  49. 49.g4 hxg4
  50. 50.Kxg4 Kf6
  51. 51.h5 gxh5+
  52. 52.Kxh5

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