Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Saint Louis Blitz 2022 · English Opening · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 12.3
Date 2022.08.30
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/1pBp2p1/1P6/4P1qk/R7/7K w - - 16 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.b3 c5
  5. 5.Bb2 Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bc7
  11. 11.Nd2 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Qd6
  13. 13.g3 Ba5
  14. 14.a3 Bh3
  15. 15.Re1 Bxd2
  16. 16.Qxd2 Ne4
  17. 17.Qe2 Rac8
  18. 18.Bd3 Bf5
  19. 19.b4 Qg6
  20. 20.Red1 Ng5
  21. 21.f4 Bxd3
  22. 22.Qxd3 Nf3+
  23. 23.Kg2 Rc2+
  24. 24.Qxc2 Qxc2+
  25. 25.Kxf3 Rc8
  26. 26.Re1 Qxh2
  27. 27.Rac1 Rc2
  28. 28.Rxc2 Qxc2
  29. 29.Bxa7 f6
  30. 30.Bd4 Kf7
  31. 31.Re2 Qe4+
  32. 32.Kf2 b5
  33. 33.Rd2 g5
  34. 34.fxg5 fxg5
  35. 35.Kg1 Kg6
  36. 36.Bc5 Qf3
  37. 37.Kh2 Qe4
  38. 38.Bd4 h5
  39. 39.Rf2 h4
  40. 40.gxh4 Qxh4+
  41. 41.Kg2 Qe4+
  42. 42.Kg1 Qb1+
  43. 43.Kh2 Qd3
  44. 44.Kg3 Qe4
  45. 45.Kh2 Kh5
  46. 46.Kg3 Qg4+
  47. 47.Kh2 Qd1
  48. 48.Rg2 Kg6
  49. 49.Bc5 Qh5+
  50. 50.Kg1 Qd1+
  51. 51.Kh2 Qh5+
  52. 52.Kg1 Qf3
  53. 53.Bd4 Qd1+
  54. 54.Kh2 Qd3
  55. 55.Bc5 Qxa3
  56. 56.Rd2 Qb3
  57. 57.Kg3 Qc4
  58. 58.Rd4 Qf1
  59. 59.Rd2 Qe1+
  60. 60.Rf2 Kh5
  61. 61.Kg2 Kg4
  62. 62.Ra2 Qg3+
  63. 63.Kh1 Kh3

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