Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021 · Caro-Kann Defense · 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 2.13
Date 2021.04.07
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p1r1p1k/4p2p/1P3p2/Pb6/1P4RP/5PP1/2R3K1 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Ng3 g6
  6. 6.Bc4 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.d4 Bg4
  9. 9.c3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Re1 e6
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Qxf3 a5
  13. 13.a4 Nb6
  14. 14.Bb3 Nbd5
  15. 15.Bg5 Qb6
  16. 16.Qd1 Rfe8
  17. 17.Qc2 Rad8
  18. 18.Ne4 h6
  19. 19.Bd2 Nxe4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Nf6
  21. 21.Re2 Nd5
  22. 22.Rae1 Ne7
  23. 23.Bc1 Nf5
  24. 24.Bc4 Qc7
  25. 25.Bd3 c5
  26. 26.Bxf5 gxf5
  27. 27.dxc5 Qxc5
  28. 28.Qb3 Qc6
  29. 29.Be3 Rd5
  30. 30.c4 Rd7
  31. 31.Qb5 Qxb5
  32. 32.cxb5 Rc8
  33. 33.Bb6 Rc4
  34. 34.b3 Rb4
  35. 35.Re3 Bd4
  36. 36.Rg3+ Kh7
  37. 37.Bxa5 Bc5
  38. 38.Bxb4 Bxb4
  39. 39.Rc1

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