Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2024 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.15
Date 2024.06.13
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B46)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/2qr1b2/4p2p/1p2P3/8/PP4QP/3R3K w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nb3 d6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nf6
  8. 8.f4 Be7
  9. 9.O-O b5
  10. 10.Qf3 Bb7
  11. 11.Qh3 Rc8
  12. 12.Bd2 Nb4
  13. 13.Rae1 Nxd3
  14. 14.cxd3 b4
  15. 15.Nd1 a5
  16. 16.Ne3 Ba6
  17. 17.Nc1 Qb6
  18. 18.f5 e5
  19. 19.g4 Rc2
  20. 20.Rf2 Rxd2
  21. 21.Rxd2 h5
  22. 22.Kh1 Bb7
  23. 23.g5 Nd7
  24. 24.Nc4 Qc7
  25. 25.Qg2 Nc5
  26. 26.Nb3 Nxd3
  27. 27.Nbxa5 Nxe1
  28. 28.Qe2 O-O
  29. 29.Nxb7 Bxg5
  30. 30.Rd1 Qxb7
  31. 31.Nxd6 Qc6
  32. 32.Qxe1 Rd8
  33. 33.Qg1 Be7
  34. 34.f6 Bxf6
  35. 35.Qg2 Rxd6

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