Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Chess.com Bullet Open KO · 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 24 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Bullet Open KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.5
Date 2020.12.20
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b2rk1/1N3ppp/pQn5/7q/8/5B2/PPP3P1/1K1R4 b - - 2 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bc5
  7. 7.Nb3 Ba7
  8. 8.Qf3 d6
  9. 9.Be3 Bxe3
  10. 10.Qxe3 Qc7
  11. 11.O-O-O Nf6
  12. 12.Qd2 d5
  13. 13.exd5 exd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Qxd5 Qxf4+
  16. 16.Kb1 O-O
  17. 17.Bd3 Be6
  18. 18.Qc5 Rad8
  19. 19.Qb6 Qb8
  20. 20.Nc5 Bc8
  21. 21.Be4 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Rxd1 Qxh2
  23. 23.Nxb7 Qh5
  24. 24.Bf3

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