Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 67 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.5
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/5k2/4r3/6K1/8/8 w - - 1 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bd6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Bc4 Ne7
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.d4 Ng6
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Be2 Nxf3+
  11. 11.Bxf3 Be5
  12. 12.g3 d6
  13. 13.Bg2 Re8
  14. 14.Re1 h6
  15. 15.Qd3 Be6
  16. 16.Nd1 b5
  17. 17.f4 Bc4
  18. 18.Qd2 Qb6+
  19. 19.Kh1 Rad8
  20. 20.fxe5 dxe5
  21. 21.Qe3 Qa5
  22. 22.Qg1 Ng4
  23. 23.Ne3 Nf6
  24. 24.b3 Qc3
  25. 25.Rb1 Be6
  26. 26.Bb2 Qa5
  27. 27.Bxe5 Nd7
  28. 28.Bb2 Qxa2
  29. 29.Bc3 Qa3
  30. 30.Nf5 f6
  31. 31.Ra1 Qc5
  32. 32.Qxc5 Nxc5
  33. 33.Bd4 Nxb3
  34. 34.cxb3 Bxf5
  35. 35.exf5 Rxe1+
  36. 36.Rxe1 Rxd4
  37. 37.Bxc6 Rb4
  38. 38.Re7 a5
  39. 39.Bd5+ Kh7
  40. 40.Re8 h5
  41. 41.h4 a4
  42. 42.Bg8+ Kh6
  43. 43.Bf7 g5
  44. 44.bxa4 gxh4
  45. 45.axb5 hxg3
  46. 46.Rg8 h4
  47. 47.Kg2 Kh7
  48. 48.Rg6 Rxb5
  49. 49.Kh3 Rxf5
  50. 50.Rg4 Rg5
  51. 51.Rxh4+ Kg7
  52. 52.Bd5 Rxd5
  53. 53.Kg2 Rg5
  54. 54.Re4 Kg6
  55. 55.Rc4 f5
  56. 56.Rc6+ Kh5
  57. 57.Rc4 Rg4
  58. 58.Rc8 Kg5
  59. 59.Rf8 Kf4
  60. 60.Rc8 Kg5
  61. 61.Rc5 Kf4
  62. 62.Rc6 Kg5
  63. 63.Rc8 Re4
  64. 64.Rf8 Kf4
  65. 65.Kh3 Re2
  66. 66.Rxf5+ Kxf5
  67. 67.Kxg3 Re4

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