Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 10.4
Date 2022.06.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/5p1p/p1r2p1Q/1pP1pN2/1q6/6PP/1P4P1/6K1 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bc4 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Rc8
  10. 10.Nxf6+ gxf6
  11. 11.Bb3 Ne7
  12. 12.O-O Bxb3
  13. 13.axb3 d5
  14. 14.exd5 Qxd5
  15. 15.Qe2 Nf5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qc6
  17. 17.c4 Bg7
  18. 18.Rd5 O-O
  19. 19.Rad1 Rfe8
  20. 20.h3 b5
  21. 21.c5 Bf8
  22. 22.b4 Nd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 Qxd5
  24. 24.Nf5 Qe4
  25. 25.Qh5 Red8
  26. 26.Ra1 Rc6
  27. 27.Bh6 Kh8
  28. 28.Ra3 Qxb4
  29. 29.Bxf8 Rxf8
  30. 30.Qh6 Rg8
  31. 31.Rg3 Rxg3
  32. 32.fxg3

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