Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	ChessKid Cup Div 1 L
Site	chess.com INT
Round	1.1
Date	2023.05.23
Opening	French Defense (C00)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/2r1k3/4bp2/P3p3/5n2/4NPp1/1K1R2P1/5B2 b - - 10 40

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e6
2. 2.c4 c5
3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
4. 4.d4 cxd4
5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
7. 7.Nc3 e5
8. 8.Qd3 Bc5
9. 9.Be3 Bxe3
10. 10.Qxe3 Qb6
11. 11.Qxb6 axb6
12. 12.O-O-O Ke7
13. 13.Be2 d6
14. 14.Rd2 Be6
15. 15.b3 g5
16. 16.Kb2 g4
17. 17.Bd3 h5
18. 18.Nd1 h4
19. 19.Ne3 g3
20. 20.f3 Nh5
21. 21.hxg3 hxg3
22. 22.Rhd1 Nf4
23. 23.Bf1 Rad8
24. 24.b4 Rd7
25. 25.a3 Rhd8
26. 26.Re1 f6
27. 27.Red1 d5
28. 28.cxd5 cxd5
29. 29.exd5 Nxd5
30. 30.Nc4 Rh8
31. 31.a4 Ra8
32. 32.Ra1 Rc7
33. 33.a5 bxa5
34. 34.Rxa5 Rxa5
35. 35.bxa5 Nf4
36. 36.Ne3 Rb7+
37. 37.Kc2 Rc7+
38. 38.Kb2 Rb7+
39. 39.Kc2 Rc7+
40. 40.Kb2

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