Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2023 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.17
Date 2023.07.20
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R1k/1p4p1/6B1/7q/p7/P1P1p1bP/1P1r4/7K b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg4
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.h3 Bxf3
  8. 8.Qxf3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Bd6
  10. 10.Nf1 O-O
  11. 11.Ne3 Ne5
  12. 12.Bb3 Ng6
  13. 13.g3 a5
  14. 14.a3 e5
  15. 15.d3 e4
  16. 16.d4 a4
  17. 17.Ba2 Bc7
  18. 18.c3 c5
  19. 19.dxc5 Ne5
  20. 20.Kf1 Nd3
  21. 21.Kg2 Qe7
  22. 22.Bb1 Rfd8
  23. 23.Rd1 Nxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Qxc5
  25. 25.Ba2 h5
  26. 26.Rd1 h4
  27. 27.Ng4 Nxg4
  28. 28.Qxg4 hxg3
  29. 29.fxg3 Qe3
  30. 30.Rf1 Rd2+
  31. 31.Kh1 Bxg3
  32. 32.Bxf7+ Kh8
  33. 33.Qh5+ Qh6
  34. 34.Rf5 Rf8
  35. 35.Raf1 e3
  36. 36.Bg6 Rxf5
  37. 37.Rxf5 Qxh5
  38. 38.Rf8#

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