Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

World Blitz 2019 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.1
Date 2019.12.29
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

R7/3k2B1/8/1p5p/1Pb1r3/PPK5/5p2/8 w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.Bb3 h6
  11. 11.Re1 Na5
  12. 12.Be3 a6
  13. 13.Qe2 Qc7
  14. 14.Rad1 Nxb3
  15. 15.cxb3 b5
  16. 16.b4 Qb7
  17. 17.Nd2 Rac8
  18. 18.a3 d5
  19. 19.exd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Qf3 Qc6
  21. 21.Nxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Qg3 f5
  23. 23.Qxe5 Bd6
  24. 24.Qc3 Bxg2
  25. 25.Qxc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.Bc5 Rf6
  27. 27.Kf1 Bf4
  28. 28.Be3 Bh2
  29. 29.Rc1 Rg6
  30. 30.Ke2 Rd8
  31. 31.Nf3 Bb8
  32. 32.Rg1 Rxg1
  33. 33.Rxg1 Kf7
  34. 34.Nd4 Bd7
  35. 35.f4 Re8
  36. 36.Kf2 Re4
  37. 37.Ne2 Be6
  38. 38.Rd1 g5
  39. 39.Kf3 gxf4
  40. 40.Nxf4 Bxf4
  41. 41.Bxf4 h5
  42. 42.Rd6 Rc4
  43. 43.h4 Rc2
  44. 44.Be5 Rc4
  45. 45.Rxa6 Rxh4
  46. 46.Ra7+ Ke8
  47. 47.Bf6 Bd5+
  48. 48.Ke2 Re4+
  49. 49.Kd3 Bc4+
  50. 50.Kc3 f4
  51. 51.b3 f3
  52. 52.Bg7 f2
  53. 53.Ra8+ Kd7

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