Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 3.1
Date 2023.12.10
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r3r1/p6k/4Q2p/4pP2/2p1N3/8/5PP1/6K1 b - - 4 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bf4 Bf5
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bxd3
  6. 6.cxd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Qb3 Rb8
  8. 8.Nf3 Bd6
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 O-O
  11. 11.Rc1 Be7
  12. 12.a3 Nh5
  13. 13.Bxe7 Nxe7
  14. 14.Ne2 Nf6
  15. 15.Ne5 c6
  16. 16.O-O Nd7
  17. 17.Qd1 f6
  18. 18.Nf3 Ng6
  19. 19.h4 e5
  20. 20.h5 Ne7
  21. 21.Ng3 Qc7
  22. 22.dxe5 fxe5
  23. 23.e4 Rf4
  24. 24.Re1 Rbf8
  25. 25.Rc2 Qd6
  26. 26.Rd2 c5
  27. 27.Nh2 Nc6
  28. 28.Ng4 Nd4
  29. 29.Ne3 dxe4
  30. 30.dxe4 Nf6
  31. 31.Nef5 Qe6
  32. 32.b4 b6
  33. 33.bxc5 bxc5
  34. 34.Rb2 Nxf5
  35. 35.exf5 Qe7
  36. 36.Qe2 Re8
  37. 37.Qa6 c4
  38. 38.Qc6 Qxa3
  39. 39.Rb7 Qa5
  40. 40.Rf1 Qd5
  41. 41.Qc7 Rg4
  42. 42.Rbb1 Nxh5
  43. 43.Rfd1 Qa8
  44. 44.Rb7 Nf6
  45. 45.Rd6 Qc8
  46. 46.Qf7+ Kh8
  47. 47.Rxf6 Qxb7
  48. 48.Qxb7 gxf6
  49. 49.Qf7 Rc8
  50. 50.Qxf6+ Kh7
  51. 51.Qe6 Rgg8
  52. 52.Ne4

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