Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Saint Louis Rapid 2020 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 4.4
Date 2020.09.16
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/4r2P/6P1/1P6/P7/3k1PK1/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.h4 h5
  5. 5.Bd3 Bxd3
  6. 6.Qxd3 Qa5+
  7. 7.Bd2 Qa6
  8. 8.e6 Qxd3
  9. 9.exf7+ Kxf7
  10. 10.cxd3 Nh6
  11. 11.Nf3 Nf5
  12. 12.O-O Rg8
  13. 13.Re1 Ke8
  14. 14.Bg5 Na6
  15. 15.a3 g6
  16. 16.Nc3 Bg7
  17. 17.Ne2 Nc7
  18. 18.Ng3 Bf8
  19. 19.Nxf5 gxf5
  20. 20.Bf4 Kd7
  21. 21.Bxc7 Kxc7
  22. 22.Re5 Rg4
  23. 23.Rxf5 Bg7
  24. 24.Re1 Bxd4
  25. 25.Rxe7+ Kb6
  26. 26.Nxd4 Rxd4
  27. 27.Rxh5 Rxd3
  28. 28.Rhh7 Rd1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Rd2
  30. 30.Rxb7+ Kc5
  31. 31.Rhf7 d4
  32. 32.b3 Rh8
  33. 33.Kh3 Rd1
  34. 34.g3 d3
  35. 35.Rbd7 Rh5
  36. 36.Rf4 Rd5
  37. 37.b4+ Kb5
  38. 38.Rxd5+ cxd5
  39. 39.Rd4 Ka4
  40. 40.Kg2 Kb3
  41. 41.h5 Kc2
  42. 42.Rxd5 Re1
  43. 43.g4 d2
  44. 44.h6 Re6
  45. 45.Rxd2+ Kxd2
  46. 46.g5

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