Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

FIDE Candidates 2024 · French Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 12.2
Date 2024.04.18
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/N2k2p1/6P1/4KP2/r3p3/4B3 b - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bd6
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.c5 Be7
  7. 7.Qa4+ Bd7
  8. 8.Qc2 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Nc3 b6
  11. 11.Be2 Nb4
  12. 12.Qd2 Bf5
  13. 13.Rc1 Ng4
  14. 14.Bf4 bxc5
  15. 15.dxc5 Bxc5
  16. 16.O-O Re8
  17. 17.a3 d4
  18. 18.Nb5 d3
  19. 19.Rxc5 dxe2
  20. 20.Re1 Nd3
  21. 21.Rxf5 Nxe1
  22. 22.Nxe1 Qxd2
  23. 23.Bxd2 Rad8
  24. 24.Bc3 Rd1
  25. 25.f3 Ne3
  26. 26.Nxc7 Re7
  27. 27.Rc5 f6
  28. 28.Bb4 Kf7
  29. 29.h4 h5
  30. 30.Kf2 Rb1
  31. 31.Nd5 Nd1+
  32. 32.Kg3 Re5
  33. 33.Nd3 Re8
  34. 34.Be1 Nxb2
  35. 35.Rb5 Rd1
  36. 36.Rxb2 Rxd3
  37. 37.Rb7+ Kf8
  38. 38.Nf4 Rxa3
  39. 39.Kf2 a5
  40. 40.Ra7 Ra4
  41. 41.g3 g5
  42. 42.hxg5 fxg5
  43. 43.Nxh5 Re5
  44. 44.g4 Ke8
  45. 45.Ng7+ Kf8
  46. 46.Nf5 Ra2
  47. 47.Ra8+ Kf7
  48. 48.Nd6+ Ke6
  49. 49.Nc4 Rb5
  50. 50.Rxa5 Rbxa5
  51. 51.Nxa5 Kd5
  52. 52.Ke3

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