Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.13
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/k5n1/2K5/8/8/8 w - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg4
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.h3 Bxf3
  8. 8.Qxf3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Be7
  10. 10.c3 O-O
  11. 11.d4 a5
  12. 12.O-O a4
  13. 13.Bd3 Qc7
  14. 14.Qf3 Bd6
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Bxe4 Nf6
  17. 17.Bc2 Qa5
  18. 18.Re1 Rfe8
  19. 19.Bd2 Bc7
  20. 20.Re2 Qh5
  21. 21.Qd3 Qd5
  22. 22.c4 Qd6
  23. 23.g3 e5
  24. 24.Bc3 exd4
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  26. 26.Qxd4 Qxd4
  27. 27.Bxd4 a3
  28. 28.bxa3 Be5
  29. 29.Bxe5 Rxe5
  30. 30.Rb1 Re7
  31. 31.Bf5 Rc7
  32. 32.h4 g6
  33. 33.Bh3 Ne4
  34. 34.Re1 Nc5
  35. 35.Re5 Nd3
  36. 36.Ra5 Re7
  37. 37.Bf1 Ne5
  38. 38.Ra7 Kg7
  39. 39.Kg2 Kf6
  40. 40.a4 Ke6
  41. 41.a5 Kd6
  42. 42.f4 Ng4
  43. 43.a6 Ne3+
  44. 44.Kf2 Nd1+
  45. 45.Kg2 bxa6
  46. 46.c5+ Ke6
  47. 47.Bc4+ Kf6
  48. 48.Rxe7 Kxe7
  49. 49.Bxa6 Nc3
  50. 50.Bc4 Na4
  51. 51.g4 h6
  52. 52.Kf3 Nxc5
  53. 53.g5 hxg5
  54. 54.fxg5 f6
  55. 55.Ke3 fxg5
  56. 56.hxg5 Kd6
  57. 57.Kd4 Nd7
  58. 58.Ke4 Ne5
  59. 59.Bg8 Nd7
  60. 60.a3 Nc5+
  61. 61.Kd4 Nd7
  62. 62.Bf7 Ne5
  63. 63.Be8 Nf3+
  64. 64.Kc4 Nxg5
  65. 65.Bxg6 Kc7
  66. 66.Be8 Kb6
  67. 67.Bxc6 Kxc6
  68. 68.a4 Kb6
  69. 69.a5+ Kxa5

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