Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Colle System · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 14.3
Date 2024.08.16
Opening Colle System (D04)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/2k3p1/p2n1p2/Np2p2p/1P2P2P/P2K1P2/6P1/8 b - - 9 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 c5
  4. 4.c4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nf3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Ne5
  11. 11.Be2 Nxf3+
  12. 12.Bxf3 Be5
  13. 13.Qb3 Rb8
  14. 14.Bd2 Bd7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qc7
  16. 16.h3 Bc6
  17. 17.Bxc6 Qxc6
  18. 18.Rac1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Ne2 Qa6
  20. 20.Bc3 Bxc3
  21. 21.Nxc3 h6
  22. 22.Qb5 Rxd1+
  23. 23.Rxd1 Qxb5
  24. 24.Nxb5 a6
  25. 25.Nd6 Rd8
  26. 26.Rd2 Kf8
  27. 27.Ne4 Rxd2
  28. 28.Nxd2 Ke7
  29. 29.Kf1 Nd7
  30. 30.Ke2 Kd6
  31. 31.Kd3 Kc6
  32. 32.Kc3 Nf6
  33. 33.e4 e5
  34. 34.a3 b5
  35. 35.b4 Ne8
  36. 36.Nb3 Nd6
  37. 37.Na5+ Kc7
  38. 38.Kd3 Kb6
  39. 39.h4 h5
  40. 40.f3 Kc7
  41. 41.Ke3 f6
  42. 42.Kd3 Kb6
  43. 43.Ke3 Kc7
  44. 44.Kd3 Kb6
  45. 45.Ke3 Kc7
  46. 46.Kd3

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