Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com SIG Bullet KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.17
Date 2021.04.07
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/2b2Q2/1pp2pP1/p4P2/2P1K3/1P6/P2B2B1/8 b - - 2 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e4
  5. 5.Nd4 Bc5
  6. 6.Nxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.d3 exd3
  8. 8.Bxd3 O-O
  9. 9.Nd2 Re8
  10. 10.O-O Bd6
  11. 11.Nf3 h6
  12. 12.h3 Be6
  13. 13.Re1 Qe7
  14. 14.e4 Bb4
  15. 15.c3 Bc5
  16. 16.Qc2 Rad8
  17. 17.Nd4 Nh5
  18. 18.Rad1 Nf4
  19. 19.Bf1 Qg5
  20. 20.Kh1 Ng6
  21. 21.Bc1 Qf6
  22. 22.Be3 Bd6
  23. 23.g3 c5
  24. 24.Nxe6 Qxe6
  25. 25.Bg2 Qc8
  26. 26.f4 Bf8
  27. 27.e5 b6
  28. 28.Qf2 Ne7
  29. 29.g4 Rxd1
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rd8
  31. 31.Rf1 Nd5
  32. 32.Bd2 Qd7
  33. 33.f5 f6
  34. 34.e6 Qe8
  35. 35.c4 Nb4
  36. 36.Be3 Bd6
  37. 37.Qe2 Kh7
  38. 38.Rd1 Nc6
  39. 39.Qf3 Ne5
  40. 40.Qe4 Be7
  41. 41.Rd5 Bd6
  42. 42.h4 a5
  43. 43.Kg1 c6
  44. 44.Rd2 Bc7
  45. 45.g5 Rxd2
  46. 46.g6+ Kg8
  47. 47.Bxd2 Qd8
  48. 48.Qe3 Kf8
  49. 49.Kf1 Ke7
  50. 50.Ke2 Qd6
  51. 51.Qe4 Qd4
  52. 52.Qxd4 cxd4
  53. 53.Bxh6 Kf8
  54. 54.Bxg7+ Ke7
  55. 55.Bh6 Ng4
  56. 56.Bd2 d3+
  57. 57.Kxd3 Ne5+
  58. 58.Ke4 Kf8
  59. 59.h5 Ng4
  60. 60.h6 Nf2+
  61. 61.Kf3 Nd3
  62. 62.h7 Ne5+
  63. 63.Ke4 Kg7
  64. 64.e7 Nd7
  65. 65.h8=Q+ Kxh8
  66. 66.e8=Q+ Kg7
  67. 67.Qxd7+ Kf8
  68. 68.Qf7#

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