Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Titled Tue 14th Mar Early · 2023 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 117 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 14th Mar Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.03.14
Opening Sicilian Defense (B21)
Moves 117
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/8/8/5K2/7k/6p1/8 b - - 1 117

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.d4 cxd4
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.Qxd4 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Qe4 f5
  8. 8.Qe2 Be7
  9. 9.g3 a5
  10. 10.Bg2 b5
  11. 11.O-O Qb6
  12. 12.Rd1 Bb7
  13. 13.Bg5 Bc5
  14. 14.Ne1 O-O
  15. 15.Nd3 Be7
  16. 16.Bxe7 Ncxe7
  17. 17.a4 bxa4
  18. 18.Nd2 Rac8
  19. 19.Rxa4 Rxc3
  20. 20.Nc4 Qb5
  21. 21.bxc3 Qxa4
  22. 22.Nc5 Qb5
  23. 23.Nxb7 Qxb7
  24. 24.Ne3 Nxc3
  25. 25.Bxb7 Nxe2+
  26. 26.Kf1 Nc3
  27. 27.Rxd7 f4
  28. 28.gxf4 Ng6
  29. 29.f5 Nxe5
  30. 30.Re7 Rf7
  31. 31.Re8+ Rf8
  32. 32.Rxe6 Nd7
  33. 33.Re7 Nf6
  34. 34.Rc7 Nce4
  35. 35.Bxe4 Nxe4
  36. 36.Ra7 Nf6
  37. 37.Rxa5 Rd8
  38. 38.Ra4 h5
  39. 39.Ke2 Kh7
  40. 40.Kf3 Rd2
  41. 41.h3 Rb2
  42. 42.Ng2 Rb3+
  43. 43.Ne3 Rc3
  44. 44.Ra5 Rb3
  45. 45.Ra7 Rd3
  46. 46.Ra1 Rb3
  47. 47.Rg1 Rb4
  48. 48.Rd1 Rh4
  49. 49.Kg3 Ra4
  50. 50.Kg2 Ra3
  51. 51.Rd4 Ra5
  52. 52.Kf3 Rb5
  53. 53.Ng2 Rb3+
  54. 54.Ne3 Rb5
  55. 55.h4 Ra5
  56. 56.Kf4 Ra2
  57. 57.f3 Ra5
  58. 58.Nc4 Ra1
  59. 59.Ne5 Rh1
  60. 60.Ng6 Ra1
  61. 61.Rd8 Ra4+
  62. 62.Kg5 Ng8
  63. 63.Kxh5 Nf6+
  64. 64.Kg5 Ng8
  65. 65.Nf8+ Kh8
  66. 66.f4 Ra1
  67. 67.Kg4 Nf6+
  68. 68.Kf3 Ra3+
  69. 69.Ke2 Ng8
  70. 70.Kf2 Ra2+
  71. 71.Kg3 Ra3+
  72. 72.Kg2 Ra5
  73. 73.Kg3 Rxf5
  74. 74.Ne6 Kh7
  75. 75.Ng5+ Kh8
  76. 76.h5 Rf6
  77. 77.Kg4 Ra6
  78. 78.Rb8 Rc6
  79. 79.Kf5 Rf6+
  80. 80.Ke5 Ra6
  81. 81.f5 Ra5+
  82. 82.Ke6 Ra6+
  83. 83.Kd5 Ra5+
  84. 84.Ke4 Ra4+
  85. 85.Kf3 Ra3+
  86. 86.Ke2 Ra5
  87. 87.Rf8 Ra2+
  88. 88.Kf3 Ra3+
  89. 89.Kg2 Ra2+
  90. 90.Kg1 Ra1+
  91. 91.Kh2 Ra2+
  92. 92.Kg3 Ra3+
  93. 93.Kf4 Ra4+
  94. 94.Ke5 Ra5+
  95. 95.Ke6 Ra6+
  96. 96.Kd7 Ra7+
  97. 97.Kd6 Ra6+
  98. 98.Ke5 Ra5+
  99. 99.Kd4 Ra4+
  100. 100.Kc5 Rh4
  101. 101.Kd6 Rxh5
  102. 102.Ne4 Kh7
  103. 103.Ke6 Rh6+
  104. 104.Kf7 Rh5
  105. 105.Ng3 Rg5
  106. 106.Rxg8 Rxg3
  107. 107.f6 g5
  108. 108.Rg7+ Kh6
  109. 109.Kg8 Rf3
  110. 110.f7 Kh5
  111. 111.f8=Q Rxf8+
  112. 112.Kxf8 g4
  113. 113.Kf7 Kh4
  114. 114.Kf6 g3
  115. 115.Kf5 Kh3
  116. 116.Kf4 g2
  117. 117.Rh7#

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