Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com SIG Bullet KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2021.04.07
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pp1q1kp1/4p2p/1Q1p1n2/3P4/8/4KB2/1R6 b - - 7 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.cxd4 d6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qe2 O-O
  10. 10.Rd1 Bd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 d5
  13. 13.g3 Rc8
  14. 14.h4 h6
  15. 15.Bc2 f5
  16. 16.exf6 Rxf6
  17. 17.Qd3 Rf5
  18. 18.g4 Rxf3
  19. 19.Qxf3 Bxh4
  20. 20.Qd3 Bf6
  21. 21.f4 Qb6
  22. 22.Be3 Ne7
  23. 23.g5 Bb5
  24. 24.Qh7+ Kf7
  25. 25.gxf6 Kxf6
  26. 26.Bf2 Kf7
  27. 27.Rab1 Rxc3
  28. 28.a4 Qc7
  29. 29.Rxb5 Qxf4
  30. 30.Rb3 Qg4+
  31. 31.Kf1 Qh3+
  32. 32.Ke1 Rxb3
  33. 33.Bxb3 Qc3+
  34. 34.Ke2 Qxb3
  35. 35.Qd3 Qxa4
  36. 36.Qf3+ Nf5
  37. 37.Qd3 Qc6
  38. 38.Rb1 Qd7
  39. 39.Qb5

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