Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.23
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B46)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R5/p2k1p2/P4P1P/2p5/3n4/4p1K1/8 w - - 2 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 a6
  6. 6.Nb3 Nf6
  7. 7.g3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bd7
  11. 11.Rd1 Rc8
  12. 12.Bf4 Qc7
  13. 13.h3 Ne5
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.Bc1 b5
  16. 16.a3 Nc4
  17. 17.Kh2 Rfe8
  18. 18.Nb1 Bc6
  19. 19.c3 d5
  20. 20.exd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.N1d2 Red8
  23. 23.Nxc4 bxc4
  24. 24.Nd4 Bf6
  25. 25.Qf3 Qb7
  26. 26.Ne2 Rd7
  27. 27.h4 Rcd8
  28. 28.Qe4 Qb3
  29. 29.Re1 Ne7
  30. 30.a4 Rd1
  31. 31.Rxd1 Rxd1
  32. 32.Ra3 Qb6
  33. 33.Kg2 Qc5
  34. 34.Be3 Qd5
  35. 35.Qxd5 Nxd5
  36. 36.Bd4 Rd2
  37. 37.Kf1 Rxb2
  38. 38.Bxf6 gxf6
  39. 39.a5 e5
  40. 40.g4 Rc2
  41. 41.h5 Kg7
  42. 42.Ng3 Rxc3
  43. 43.Nf5+ Kh7
  44. 44.Ra1 Nf4
  45. 45.Ke1 Rc2
  46. 46.Rb1 Nd3+
  47. 47.Kd1 Rxf2
  48. 48.Rb7 Rb2
  49. 49.Rxf7+ Kh8
  50. 50.Rc7 Nf2+
  51. 51.Kc1 Nd3+
  52. 52.Kd1 Nf2+
  53. 53.Ke1 Nd3+
  54. 54.Kf1 Rf2+
  55. 55.Kg1 Rf4
  56. 56.Nxh6 e4
  57. 57.Kg2 e3
  58. 58.Nf7+ Kg8
  59. 59.Nh6+ Kf8
  60. 60.Rc8+ Ke7
  61. 61.Nf5+ Rxf5
  62. 62.gxf5 e2
  63. 63.Rc7+ Kd6

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