Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.27
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6pp/pQ2Np2/1p3Pb1/4b1N1/P5K1/1Pr4P/8 b - - 4 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.f4 a6
  4. 4.Nf3 b5
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bb7
  7. 7.Bd3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nb3 d6
  9. 9.Be3 Nf6
  10. 10.Qf3 Be7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Rae1 Qc7
  13. 13.Qh3 Nb4
  14. 14.a3 Nxd3
  15. 15.cxd3 Rac8
  16. 16.f5 e5
  17. 17.g4 d5
  18. 18.g5 d4
  19. 19.gxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Nd1 dxe3
  21. 21.Nxe3 Qd6
  22. 22.Ng4 Bg5
  23. 23.Rd1 f6
  24. 24.Qg2 Rc7
  25. 25.d4 Qb6
  26. 26.Kh1 exd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 Rc4
  28. 28.Qf2 Rd8
  29. 29.Ne6 Rxd1
  30. 30.Qxb6 Rxf1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Bxe4+
  32. 32.Kxf1 Rc1+
  33. 33.Kf2 Rc2+
  34. 34.Kg3

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