Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.21
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1kq/p1r2p1p/1bn2PpB/4P3/8/2PR2QB/1P5K/3R4 b - - 4 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3 e6
  6. 6.g3 Nd7
  7. 7.Qe2 d4
  8. 8.Nd1 Bd6
  9. 9.Bg2 Ne7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.f4 e5
  12. 12.d3 c5
  13. 13.h4 Rc8
  14. 14.Nf2 b5
  15. 15.Bh3 c4
  16. 16.a4 cxd3
  17. 17.Nxd3 exf4
  18. 18.gxf4 bxa4
  19. 19.Rxa4 Nc5
  20. 20.Rxd4 Nc6
  21. 21.Rd5 Ne7
  22. 22.Rd4 Nc6
  23. 23.Rc4 Na5
  24. 24.Rc3 Rc7
  25. 25.h5 Nxd3
  26. 26.Rxd3 Qe7
  27. 27.e5 Bc5+
  28. 28.Kh2 Nc6
  29. 29.c3 Bb6
  30. 30.h6 g6
  31. 31.Rfd1 Qh4
  32. 32.Qg4 Qxh6
  33. 33.f5 Qg7
  34. 34.f6 Qh8
  35. 35.Qg3 Re8
  36. 36.Bh6

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