Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura

SpeedChess Final 2025 · 2026 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 73 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event SpeedChess Final 2025
Site London ENG
Round 1.7
Date 2026.02.07
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2Q5/6p1/6Pk/5R2/4q3/1Kr5/8/8 w - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.c5 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bf4 Nh5
  7. 7.Bd2 Qc7
  8. 8.e4 dxe4
  9. 9.Nxe4 Ndf6
  10. 10.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  11. 11.Bc4 Bf5
  12. 12.O-O e6
  13. 13.Re1 Rd8
  14. 14.Qa4 Qc8
  15. 15.Ba5 Rd7
  16. 16.Bb3 Be7
  17. 17.Ne5 O-O
  18. 18.Nxd7 Qxd7
  19. 19.Rad1 Nd5
  20. 20.Bc4 Bf6
  21. 21.Qb3 h5
  22. 22.Bxd5 cxd5
  23. 23.h3 Be4
  24. 24.a3 Re8
  25. 25.Qg3 e5
  26. 26.Bc3 h4
  27. 27.Qe3 Qf5
  28. 28.dxe5 Bg5
  29. 29.Qe2 Qg6
  30. 30.f3 Bf5
  31. 31.Rxd5 Bf4
  32. 32.Bd2 Bg3
  33. 33.Rc1 f6
  34. 34.f4 Be4
  35. 35.Rd6 Bc6
  36. 36.Rf1 Qf5
  37. 37.Bc3 fxe5
  38. 38.Bxe5 Re7
  39. 39.Qg4 Qxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 Kh7
  41. 41.g5 Be4
  42. 42.b4 Bf5
  43. 43.Rf3 Be4
  44. 44.Re3 Bf5
  45. 45.Kf1 Rf7
  46. 46.Ke2 Bg6
  47. 47.Kd2 Bf5
  48. 48.Kc3 Bg6
  49. 49.Rf3 Be4
  50. 50.Re3 Bg6
  51. 51.a4 Bf5
  52. 52.b5 axb5
  53. 53.axb5 Rc7
  54. 54.g6+ Kh6
  55. 55.Kb4 Bf2
  56. 56.Bd4 Bxe3
  57. 57.Bxe3 Re7
  58. 58.Bd4 Re2
  59. 59.c6 bxc6
  60. 60.bxc6 Rxg2
  61. 61.Rd5 Be6
  62. 62.c7 Rc2
  63. 63.Bc3 h3
  64. 64.f5 Bc8
  65. 65.Rd8 Bxf5
  66. 66.Rf8 Bg4
  67. 67.Rf4 Bd7
  68. 68.Rf7 Be6
  69. 69.Re7 Bf5
  70. 70.Rf7 h2
  71. 71.Rxf5 h1=Q
  72. 72.c8=Q Qe4+
  73. 73.Kb3 Rxc3+

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