Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Titled Tue 8th Nov Late · 2022 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 8th Nov Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2022.11.08
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/pq1Q4/3n4/3k3K/8/8 w - - 4 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3 e6
  6. 6.Qe2 d4
  7. 7.Nb1 Ne7
  8. 8.g3 h5
  9. 9.h4 Nd7
  10. 10.Bh3 Ng6
  11. 11.d3 Bb4+
  12. 12.Kf1 Qe7
  13. 13.a3 Ba5
  14. 14.Nd2 O-O-O
  15. 15.b4 Bc7
  16. 16.Nb3 Nb6
  17. 17.Nc5 Bd6
  18. 18.Bg5 f6
  19. 19.Bxe6+ Kb8
  20. 20.Bf5 fxg5
  21. 21.Bxg6 g4
  22. 22.e5 Bxc5
  23. 23.bxc5 Qxc5
  24. 24.e6 Nc8
  25. 25.Re1 Rh6
  26. 26.Bf7 Ne7
  27. 27.Qe5+ Qxe5
  28. 28.Rxe5 Rd5
  29. 29.Rg5 g6
  30. 30.Kg2 Kc7
  31. 31.Re1 Kd6
  32. 32.Re4 c5
  33. 33.Rxd5+ Kxd5
  34. 34.f3 gxf3+
  35. 35.Kxf3 b5
  36. 36.Kf4 a5
  37. 37.Be8 b4
  38. 38.a4 Rh8
  39. 39.Bf7 Rb8
  40. 40.Kg5 b3
  41. 41.cxb3 Rxb3
  42. 42.Bxg6 Rxd3
  43. 43.Re5+ Kxe5
  44. 44.Bxd3 Kxe6
  45. 45.g4 hxg4
  46. 46.Kxg4 Kd5
  47. 47.h5 c4
  48. 48.Bh7 d3
  49. 49.h6 Kd4
  50. 50.Kg5 c3
  51. 51.Bxd3 Kxd3
  52. 52.h7 c2
  53. 53.h8=Q c1=Q+
  54. 54.Kg4 Qc4+
  55. 55.Kg3 Nf5+
  56. 56.Kh3 Qxa4
  57. 57.Qd8+ Nd4
  58. 58.Qd5 Qb5

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