Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	0-1
Event	Bullet Chess Winners 2024
Site	chess.com INT
Round	5.25
Date	2024.06.13
Opening	Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves	29

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/5p1p/p3NRp1/4P2P/1p2b3/6Q1/PPq3r1/5RK1 w - - 0 30

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
3. 3.f4 g6
4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
5. 5.Bc4 e6
6. 6.f5 Nf6
7. 7.fxe6 dxe6
8. 8.O-O O-O
9. 9.d3 a6
10. 10.Qe1 b5
11. 11.Bb3 Na5
12. 12.e5 Ng4
13. 13.Bg5 Qc7
14. 14.Bf4 c4
15. 15.dxc4 Nxc4
16. 16.Bxc4 Qxc4
17. 17.Qg3 Nh6
18. 18.Nd2 Qc5+
19. 19.Be3 Qc7
20. 20.Bxh6 Bxh6
21. 21.Nde4 Bg7
22. 22.Nf6+ Bxf6
23. 23.Rxf6 Bb7
24. 24.Raf1 b4
25. 25.Ne2 Qxc2
26. 26.Nf4 Rad8
27. 27.h4 Rd2
28. 28.h5 Be4
29. 29.Nxe6 Rxg2+

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