Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.9
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R4p2/pr2k1n1/1p2pN2/1N2P1p1/1P1PP3/P3K1P1/5n2 b - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 h6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Rb8
  11. 11.h3 Re8
  12. 12.Re1 Bb6
  13. 13.Nf1 Be6
  14. 14.Ng3 d5
  15. 15.Bxb6 cxb6
  16. 16.Qe2 d4
  17. 17.Bxe6 Rxe6
  18. 18.Rac1 g6
  19. 19.Qd2 Kg7
  20. 20.Ne2 dxc3
  21. 21.Rxc3 b4
  22. 22.Rc4 b5
  23. 23.Rc5 Qb6
  24. 24.Rec1 Rd8
  25. 25.Qe3 Nd7
  26. 26.R5c2 Qxe3
  27. 27.fxe3 Ne7
  28. 28.Rc7 Nf6
  29. 29.Ne1 Rdd6
  30. 30.Ra7 Kf8
  31. 31.Ra8+ Kg7
  32. 32.Ra7 Kf8
  33. 33.Kf2 Ke8
  34. 34.Ng1 g5
  35. 35.Ngf3 g4
  36. 36.Nh4 Rc6
  37. 37.Rc2 Red6
  38. 38.Ke2 h5
  39. 39.hxg4 hxg4
  40. 40.Ra8+ Kd7
  41. 41.Ra7+ Ke6
  42. 42.b3 Nh5
  43. 43.Rxc6 Rxc6
  44. 44.Kd2 Ng3
  45. 45.Nc2 Nf1+
  46. 46.Kd1 Rd6
  47. 47.Nxb4 Ng6
  48. 48.Nf5 Rb6
  49. 49.Ke2

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