Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com SIG Bullet KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.9
Date 2021.04.07
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R1k1/6p1/p1p2pN1/2P2P2/1r6/6Pb/7P/6K1 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Ng3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Qe2 Be7
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b5
  10. 10.Bd3 a6
  11. 11.a4 Bb7
  12. 12.c3 Qc7
  13. 13.Be3 Rfd8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Nd5
  15. 15.Bd2 Nf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 Qxf4
  17. 17.Be4 Nf6
  18. 18.Ne5 Nxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Rd5
  20. 20.g3 Qf5
  21. 21.b4 Rad8
  22. 22.f4 f6
  23. 23.Nf3 h5
  24. 24.Nc5 Bxc5
  25. 25.bxc5 Bc8
  26. 26.Re1 Qg4
  27. 27.Kg2 h4
  28. 28.Nxh4 Qxe2+
  29. 29.Rxe2 b4
  30. 30.cxb4 Rxd4
  31. 31.Rb1 Bd7
  32. 32.Nf3 Rd5
  33. 33.Rc2 e5
  34. 34.Rc3 Bf5
  35. 35.Re1 e4
  36. 36.Nh4 Rd2+
  37. 37.Kg1 Bh3
  38. 38.f5 Ra2
  39. 39.Rce3 Rxa4
  40. 40.Rxe4 Rb8
  41. 41.Ng6 Raxb4
  42. 42.Rxb4 Rxb4
  43. 43.Re8+

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