Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Saint Louis Blitz 2020 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 4.1
Date 2020.09.18
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rr4/5p2/3k1N2/3R2p1/Q7/7P/3q2PK/R7 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.Ba4 a6
  5. 5.c3 b5
  6. 6.Bc2 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O Ngf6
  8. 8.Re1 g6
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Bg7
  11. 11.Nbd2 O-O
  12. 12.Nf1 Rc8
  13. 13.Ng3 Qc7
  14. 14.Bd3 Qb8
  15. 15.Bd2 e5
  16. 16.d5 Nc5
  17. 17.Bc2 Ba8
  18. 18.h3 Kh8
  19. 19.b4 Ncd7
  20. 20.a4 Nb6
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Bd3 Nc4
  23. 23.Qe2 Nxd2
  24. 24.Qxd2 Ng8
  25. 25.Ra5 Bh6
  26. 26.Qb2 Qc7
  27. 27.Rxb5 Bc1
  28. 28.Qa1 Bf4
  29. 29.Ra5 Qb6
  30. 30.Ra6 Qxb4
  31. 31.Ne2 Bh6
  32. 32.Rb1 Qc5
  33. 33.Ra7 Be3
  34. 34.fxe3 Qxe3+
  35. 35.Kh1 Qxd3
  36. 36.Ng3 Nf6
  37. 37.Re1 Kg8
  38. 38.Kh2 h5
  39. 39.Ra3 Qc2
  40. 40.Ra6 Rfd8
  41. 41.Nxe5 h4
  42. 42.Nf1 Nxe4
  43. 43.Ng4 Nc3
  44. 44.Ra3 Bxd5
  45. 45.Nfe3 Qd2
  46. 46.Nf6+ Kf8
  47. 47.Nfxd5 Nxd5
  48. 48.Qh8+ Ke7
  49. 49.Nxd5+ Kd7
  50. 50.Nf6+ Kc6
  51. 51.Qxh4 d5
  52. 52.Rea1 g5
  53. 53.Ra6+ Kb5
  54. 54.Qa4+ Kc5
  55. 55.Ra5+ Kd6
  56. 56.Rxd5+

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