Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2024 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.13
Date 2024.06.13
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5k2/2N2p2/pr4rp/8/8/R5PK/8 w - a6 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.f4 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Bd7
  6. 6.Bc4 Bc6
  7. 7.Qe2 Nd7
  8. 8.Neg5 Nh6
  9. 9.f5 Bxf3
  10. 10.Nxf3 Nxf5
  11. 11.O-O Bd6
  12. 12.c3 O-O
  13. 13.d3 Nb6
  14. 14.Bb3 Nd5
  15. 15.Ng5 Qd7
  16. 16.Rxf5 exf5
  17. 17.Bxd5 Bxh2+
  18. 18.Kxh2 Qxd5
  19. 19.Qf3 Rad8
  20. 20.Bf4 Qxf3
  21. 21.Nxf3 Rxd3
  22. 22.Re1 Rd7
  23. 23.Re5 b6
  24. 24.b4 f6
  25. 25.Re2 cxb4
  26. 26.cxb4 Rc8
  27. 27.Bg3 g5
  28. 28.b5 Kf7
  29. 29.Bf2 h5
  30. 30.Nd4 Rd5
  31. 31.Nc6 Rc7
  32. 32.a4 f4
  33. 33.Rc2 Rcd7
  34. 34.Rb2 g4
  35. 35.a5 g3+
  36. 36.Bxg3 fxg3+
  37. 37.Kxg3 bxa5
  38. 38.Nxa5 Rg5+
  39. 39.Kh2 Rdd5
  40. 40.Nc6 Rxb5
  41. 41.Ra2 a5

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