Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	1-0
Event	Skilling Open Prelim
Site	chess24.com INT
Round	14.4
Date	2020.11.24
Opening	Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n5/6K1/p5Np/5p1P/Pk3P2/8/6P1/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
6. 6.h4 h6
7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
8. 8.h5 Bh7
9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
10. 10.Qxd3 e6
11. 11.Bf4 Qa5+
12. 12.Bd2 Bb4
13. 13.c3 Be7
14. 14.c4 Qb6
15. 15.Bc3 Ngf6
16. 16.Ne5 Rd8
17. 17.Qe2 Bb4
18. 18.O-O Bxc3
19. 19.bxc3 O-O
20. 20.Rab1 Qc7
21. 21.f4 c5
22. 22.Qf3 Nb6
23. 23.Rfd1 Nfd7
24. 24.Ne4 cxd4
25. 25.cxd4 f5
26. 26.Nc5 Nxc5
27. 27.dxc5 Qxc5+
28. 28.Kh2 Qc7
29. 29.a4 Rxd1
30. 30.Rxd1 Rd8
31. 31.Qxb7 Qxb7
32. 32.Rxd8+ Kh7
33. 33.Ng6 Qc8
34. 34.Rxc8 Nxc8
35. 35.c5 Kg8
36. 36.Kg3 Kf7
37. 37.Kf3 Ke8
38. 38.Ke3 Kd7
39. 39.Kd4 a6
40. 40.Ke5 Kc6
41. 41.Kxe6 Kxc5
42. 42.Kf7 Kb4
43. 43.Kxg7

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