Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.17
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E43)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/5n1k/8/8/3B2K1/8/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Bd2 Bb7
  6. 6.Nge2 O-O
  7. 7.a3 Be7
  8. 8.Nf4 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nfxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Bd3 c6
  12. 12.O-O Ba6
  13. 13.Bxa6 Nxa6
  14. 14.Qa4 Qc8
  15. 15.Rfc1 Qb7
  16. 16.Ne2 c5
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.Qd1 Rac8
  19. 19.Rc2 Ne4
  20. 20.Rac1 Bf6
  21. 21.Bb4 Rxc2
  22. 22.Qxc2 Re8
  23. 23.b3 a5
  24. 24.Be1 h6
  25. 25.Qc6 Qxc6
  26. 26.Rxc6 Re6
  27. 27.Rc8+ Kh7
  28. 28.Nf4 Rd6
  29. 29.f3 Nc5
  30. 30.b4 axb4
  31. 31.axb4 Ne6
  32. 32.Nd3 Rd7
  33. 33.Rc6 Ra7
  34. 34.Kf1 Ra3
  35. 35.Nf2 Rxe3
  36. 36.Ng4 Rb3
  37. 37.Nxf6+ gxf6
  38. 38.Rxb6 d4
  39. 39.Rd6 Kg6
  40. 40.Bd2 h5
  41. 41.h4 f5
  42. 42.Ke2 Kf6
  43. 43.Rd5 Rxb4
  44. 44.Rxf5+ Kxf5
  45. 45.Bxb4 Nf4+
  46. 46.Kf1 Ng6
  47. 47.g3 Ke6
  48. 48.Ke2 f5
  49. 49.Kf2 Kd5
  50. 50.g4 fxg4
  51. 51.fxg4 hxg4
  52. 52.h5 Ne5
  53. 53.Kg3 Ke4
  54. 54.h6 Nf7
  55. 55.h7 Kf5
  56. 56.Bc5 Kg6
  57. 57.Bxd4 Kxh7
  58. 58.Kxg4

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