Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2020.04.22
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3k3/5R2/8/p1P5/1P6/P5r1/5R2/5K2 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 e5
  9. 9.Nf5 d4
  10. 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  11. 11.b3 Nc6
  12. 12.a3 e4
  13. 13.Bg5 Bf5
  14. 14.Nd2 Rfe8
  15. 15.Bxf6 gxf6
  16. 16.e3 Bg6
  17. 17.b4 d3
  18. 18.Qc3 f5
  19. 19.c5 Ne5
  20. 20.f3 exf3
  21. 21.Bxf3 Nxf3+
  22. 22.Rxf3 Bh5
  23. 23.Rf2 Qe5
  24. 24.Qxe5 Rxe5
  25. 25.Nc4 Re4
  26. 26.Nd6 Rxe3
  27. 27.Nxf5 Re5
  28. 28.g4 Bg6
  29. 29.Rd1 h5
  30. 30.h3 hxg4
  31. 31.hxg4 Re4
  32. 32.Rxd3 Rxg4+
  33. 33.Kf1 Kf8
  34. 34.Rd7 a5
  35. 35.Nh6 Rg3
  36. 36.Nxf7 Ke8
  37. 37.Rxb7 Bxf7
  38. 38.Rbxf7

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