Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.19
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/1R4p1/p7/5PP1/P7/1P2BK2/1b6/8 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 a6
  6. 6.a4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 h6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qe2 Be6
  11. 11.Rd1 Nbd7
  12. 12.Be3 Rc8
  13. 13.Bb3 Qa5
  14. 14.Bd2 Qc7
  15. 15.Nh4 Nc5
  16. 16.Nf5 Bxf5
  17. 17.exf5 Nxb3
  18. 18.cxb3 d5
  19. 19.Rac1 Qb8
  20. 20.Re1 e4
  21. 21.g4 Bd6
  22. 22.h4 Be5
  23. 23.g5 d4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Qxe4 Rxc1
  26. 26.Bxc1 f6
  27. 27.f4 Bd6
  28. 28.Qxd4 Qc7
  29. 29.Be3 Re8
  30. 30.Kf2 hxg5
  31. 31.hxg5 fxg5
  32. 32.Rc1 Qe7
  33. 33.fxg5 Be5
  34. 34.Qd5+ Qf7
  35. 35.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  36. 36.Kf3 Bxb2
  37. 37.Rc7+ Kg8
  38. 38.Rxb7

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