Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Vienna Game · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.7
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Vienna Game (C25)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/8/6pN/4Q3/4P3/6PK/7P/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Na5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nxc4
  6. 6.dxc4 d6
  7. 7.O-O Ne7
  8. 8.Na4 b6
  9. 9.a3 a5
  10. 10.c3 Bd7
  11. 11.b4 Bxa4
  12. 12.Qxa4+ b5
  13. 13.Qb3 axb4
  14. 14.cxb4 bxc4
  15. 15.Qxc4 Bb6
  16. 16.Rd1 Ng6
  17. 17.a4 O-O
  18. 18.a5 Ba7
  19. 19.Bd2 Kh8
  20. 20.Rac1 Rc8
  21. 21.Be3 Bxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 Nh4
  23. 23.Qe2 f5
  24. 24.exf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.e4 Ne7
  26. 26.Nxe5 Qe8
  27. 27.Nf3 Ng6
  28. 28.g3 Qe6
  29. 29.Nd4 Qh3
  30. 30.Rf1 Ne5
  31. 31.a6 h5
  32. 32.a7 h4
  33. 33.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  34. 34.Qh5+ Kg8
  35. 35.Qxh4 Qd7
  36. 36.Qh5 c5
  37. 37.Nf5 Qxa7
  38. 38.bxc5 dxc5
  39. 39.Kg2 Qa2+
  40. 40.Kh3 Qe6
  41. 41.Rxc5 g6
  42. 42.Rxe5 Qxe5
  43. 43.Nh6+ Kh8
  44. 44.Qxe5+

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