Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Titled Tuesday 23rd Mar · 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 67 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tuesday 23rd Mar
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2021.03.23
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r6k/4Q3/2p2p1p/8/2pP2q1/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 68

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 Nd7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc4 f6
  9. 9.h4 Re8
  10. 10.Be3 b6
  11. 11.Bxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Ne3 Be6
  13. 13.h5 a5
  14. 14.g3 a4
  15. 15.Kg2 Qd7
  16. 16.Rh1 Rad8
  17. 17.Nh4 Nb7
  18. 18.Nhf5 Nd6
  19. 19.g4 Nf7
  20. 20.Qf3 h6
  21. 21.Qg3 c5
  22. 22.b3 Ra8
  23. 23.f4 exf4
  24. 24.Qxf4 Ng5
  25. 25.Rhf1 Ra7
  26. 26.Rad1 axb3
  27. 27.axb3 Ra2
  28. 28.Rf2 Bxf5
  29. 29.gxf5 Qf7
  30. 30.Rh1 Raa8
  31. 31.Nd5 Re5
  32. 32.Ne3 Rd8
  33. 33.Ng4 Ree8
  34. 34.Re2 b5
  35. 35.Ne3 Ra8
  36. 36.Qh2 Ra2
  37. 37.Rhe1 Re5
  38. 38.Ng4 Re8
  39. 39.Ne3 Re5
  40. 40.Ng4 Re8
  41. 41.Qg3 Rd8
  42. 42.Ne3 Re8
  43. 43.Nd5 c6
  44. 44.Nf4 c4
  45. 45.bxc4 bxc4
  46. 46.d4 Qd7
  47. 47.Qc3 Ra4
  48. 48.Ng6 Kh7
  49. 49.Kg1 Qa7
  50. 50.Kg2 Qc7
  51. 51.Re3 Rea8
  52. 52.e5 Qd7
  53. 53.Rf1 Qd5+
  54. 54.Kh2 Ra2
  55. 55.Rf2 Ra1
  56. 56.Re1 Rxe1
  57. 57.Qxe1 Nf3+
  58. 58.Rxf3 Qxf3
  59. 59.exf6 Qxh5+
  60. 60.Kg3 Qg5+
  61. 61.Kh2 Qxf5
  62. 62.Ne5 Qxc2+
  63. 63.Kg3 gxf6
  64. 64.Ng4 Qg6
  65. 65.Qe7+ Kh8
  66. 66.Kf3 Qf5+
  67. 67.Ke3 Qxg4

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