Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.25
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r3k1/3Q2p1/4NpP1/5q2/1p5P/1P2K3/1P6/8 b - - 13 53

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 b4
  9. 9.Na4 d6
  10. 10.Be3 Nf6
  11. 11.Qe2 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.g4 O-O
  14. 14.h4 Qc7
  15. 15.g5 Na5
  16. 16.Qf2 Rab8
  17. 17.Nb6 Nxb3+
  18. 18.axb3 Nc5
  19. 19.Bxc5 dxc5
  20. 20.Nc4 Rbd8
  21. 21.Rhf1 Rd4
  22. 22.f5 exf5
  23. 23.exf5 f6
  24. 24.g6 h6
  25. 25.Ne3 Bd6
  26. 26.Bc4+ Kh8
  27. 27.Rxd4 cxd4
  28. 28.Nd1 Be5
  29. 29.Kb1 a5
  30. 30.Qd2 Rb8
  31. 31.Nf2 a4
  32. 32.Ng4 axb3
  33. 33.Bxb3 Ba6
  34. 34.Nxh6 Bxf1
  35. 35.Nf7+ Kg8
  36. 36.Nxe5+ Kf8
  37. 37.Nf3 Bc4
  38. 38.Nxd4 Bxb3
  39. 39.cxb3 Kg8
  40. 40.Ne6 Qc6
  41. 41.Qd4 Qh1+
  42. 42.Kc2 Rc8+
  43. 43.Kd2 Qg2+
  44. 44.Ke3 Qg3+
  45. 45.Ke4 Qg4+
  46. 46.Ke3 Qxf5
  47. 47.Qd7 Qe5+
  48. 48.Kf3 Qf5+
  49. 49.Ke3 Qe5+
  50. 50.Kd3 Qf5+
  51. 51.Kd4 Qe5+
  52. 52.Kd3 Qf5+
  53. 53.Ke3

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