Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.11
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/5pk1/6p1/2p1qbN1/5P1Q/4P2P/6PK/2r5 b - f3 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 g6
  3. 3.Bb2 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.d4 d6
  6. 6.Be2 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.c4 Re8
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 Nb6
  11. 11.c5 Nbd5
  12. 12.cxd6 exd6
  13. 13.bxa5 Qxa5
  14. 14.Nbd2 Nb6
  15. 15.Rc1 Na4
  16. 16.Ba1 d5
  17. 17.Nb3 Qd8
  18. 18.Ne5 Bf8
  19. 19.Nc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.dxc5 Rxa3
  21. 21.Bd4 Bg7
  22. 22.Nd3 Ne4
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Bf3 Qf6
  25. 25.Bxe4 dxe4
  26. 26.Nf4 Rd8
  27. 27.Qc2 Bf5
  28. 28.Ne2 Rd5
  29. 29.Nd4 Ra5
  30. 30.Qb3 Raxc5
  31. 31.Rxc5 Rxc5
  32. 32.Qxb7 h5
  33. 33.h3 Qg5
  34. 34.Kh1 Qf6
  35. 35.Ra1 Rc4
  36. 36.Qb8 c5
  37. 37.Ra8 Kh6
  38. 38.Qf4+ Kh7
  39. 39.Ne2 Rc2
  40. 40.Ng3 h4
  41. 41.Nxe4 Qe7
  42. 42.Ng5+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qxh4 Rc1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qe5+
  45. 45.f4

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