Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Titled Tue 16th Apr Late · 2024 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 16th Apr Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2024.04.16
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/kp6/2p5/PPP2p1p/2P1pP1P/4K3/8/8 w - - 1 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 Bf5
  6. 6.d3 e6
  7. 7.g3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bg2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Re1 a5
  11. 11.a4 h6
  12. 12.Ned2 Re8
  13. 13.Nc4 Bf8
  14. 14.Nfe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nd7
  16. 16.Nxd7 Qxd7
  17. 17.Be4 e5
  18. 18.Bxf5 Qxf5
  19. 19.Qe4 Qd7
  20. 20.Bd2 f5
  21. 21.Qc4+ Qd5
  22. 22.b3 Bb4
  23. 23.Bxb4 Qxc4
  24. 24.dxc4 axb4
  25. 25.Rad1 Re7
  26. 26.f4 e4
  27. 27.Kf2 Kf7
  28. 28.Rd6 Re6
  29. 29.Rd7+ Re7
  30. 30.Red1 Re8
  31. 31.Ke3 Rxd7
  32. 32.Rxd7+ Re7
  33. 33.Rd8 Ke6
  34. 34.c5 Rd7
  35. 35.Rxd7 Kxd7
  36. 36.Kd4 Kc7
  37. 37.Kc4 h5
  38. 38.Kxb4 Kb8
  39. 39.Kc4 Ka7
  40. 40.Kd4 g6
  41. 41.b4 Kb8
  42. 42.Ke3 Ka7
  43. 43.c4 Kb8
  44. 44.b5 Ka7
  45. 45.a5 Kb8
  46. 46.Kd4 Ka7
  47. 47.Kc3 Kb8
  48. 48.Kc2 Ka7
  49. 49.Kc1 Kb8
  50. 50.Kd1 Ka7
  51. 51.Ke1 Kb8
  52. 52.Kf2 Ka7
  53. 53.Ke3 Kb8
  54. 54.h3 Ka7
  55. 55.g4 Kb8
  56. 56.gxh5 gxh5
  57. 57.h4 Ka7

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