Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Titled Tuesday 1st Sept · 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tuesday 1st Sept
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2020.09.01
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k7/p1p4p/PpN1b3/2n2p2/1PPN4/3P4/6KP/8 b - b3 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.Nb3 Bb6
  8. 8.Qe2 Nd7
  9. 9.Be3 Qe7
  10. 10.Nfd2 O-O-O
  11. 11.a4 Bxe3
  12. 12.Qxe3 Kb8
  13. 13.a5 g6
  14. 14.O-O f5
  15. 15.exf5 gxf5
  16. 16.f4 Rhg8
  17. 17.a6 b6
  18. 18.c4 Rg4
  19. 19.Rae1 Rdg8
  20. 20.Rf2 Qh4
  21. 21.Nf3 Qh3
  22. 22.Ree2 Rxf4
  23. 23.Nxe5 Rxf2
  24. 24.Nxc6+ Ka8
  25. 25.Qxh3 Rxe2
  26. 26.Nbd4 Rgxg2+
  27. 27.Qxg2 Rxg2+
  28. 28.Kxg2 Nc5
  29. 29.b4

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