Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Alekhine's Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.29
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B02)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6p1/p1pB4/3n4/3p4/3P1Q1P/PP2K1P1/7q b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.e5 d4
  4. 4.Nce2 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nf3 c5
  7. 7.Ng3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bb5 Bd7
  9. 9.Bxc6 Bxc6
  10. 10.e6 a6
  11. 11.exf7+ Kxf7
  12. 12.Ne5+ Kg8
  13. 13.Qg4 Qd5
  14. 14.Nxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.O-O Nd7
  16. 16.Re1 Nf6
  17. 17.Qe2 c4
  18. 18.d3 cxd3
  19. 19.cxd3 h5
  20. 20.Ne4 h4
  21. 21.Ng5 h3
  22. 22.Nxh3 Re8
  23. 23.Ng5 e6
  24. 24.Qf3 Bb4
  25. 25.Re2 Qf5
  26. 26.Re5 Qg6
  27. 27.h3 Bd6
  28. 28.Re2 Nd5
  29. 29.Bd2 Rf8
  30. 30.Rxe6 Rf6
  31. 31.Rae1 Rh6
  32. 32.Re8+ Bf8
  33. 33.Ne6 Qxe8
  34. 34.f5 Rxe6
  35. 35.fxe6 Rxe6
  36. 36.Rf1 Bd6
  37. 37.Qg4 Rf6
  38. 38.Rxf6 Nxf6
  39. 39.Qf3 Qe5
  40. 40.Kf1 Qh2
  41. 41.Bf4 Qh1+
  42. 42.Ke2 Nd5
  43. 43.Bxd6

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