Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.7
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r2k1/1p3p2/1P6/4P1p1/8/1p3P2/4K1P1/1B6 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bb6
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 h6
  9. 9.c3 Ne7
  10. 10.Nbd2 c6
  11. 11.d4 Ng6
  12. 12.Re1 Re8
  13. 13.Bc2 Bc7
  14. 14.c4 exd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Be6
  16. 16.b3 Nd7
  17. 17.Nf1 Nde5
  18. 18.Ng3 Bb6
  19. 19.Re3 Qf6
  20. 20.Bxb6 axb6
  21. 21.Nd4 Nf4
  22. 22.Nge2 Neg6
  23. 23.a4 Ra5
  24. 24.Rg3 h5
  25. 25.Nxf4 Nxf4
  26. 26.Kh1 Bg4
  27. 27.hxg4 hxg4
  28. 28.Qxg4 Qxd4
  29. 29.Rd1 Qf6
  30. 30.Kg1 Rh5
  31. 31.f3 Ne2+
  32. 32.Kf2 Nxg3
  33. 33.Qxg3 Qc3
  34. 34.Bb1 Qxb3
  35. 35.Qxd6 Qxc4
  36. 36.Rd2 Rh1
  37. 37.Ba2 Qf1+
  38. 38.Ke3 Qe1+
  39. 39.Re2 Qc1+
  40. 40.Qd2 Rd8
  41. 41.Qxc1 Rxc1
  42. 42.Rb2 g5
  43. 43.Bb1 Rc3+
  44. 44.Ke2 b5
  45. 45.axb5 c5
  46. 46.e5 c4
  47. 47.b6 Rb3
  48. 48.Rxb3 cxb3

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