Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Titled Tue 29th Oct Early
Site	chess.com INT
Round	7
Date	2024.10.29
Opening	Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves	41

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Final Position

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

6k1/p4p1p/1pp2p1B/4n3/P4PP1/2R5/1P1r2KP/8 w - - 9 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.Nf3 d5
3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
5. 5.Qe2 Na6
6. 6.c3 Nxe4
7. 7.Qxe4 Qd5
8. 8.Qe3 Bf5
9. 9.d4 e6
10. 10.Be2 Be7
11. 11.O-O O-O
12. 12.Ne5 Nc7
13. 13.Qg3 Qd8
14. 14.Bd3 Bxd3
15. 15.Nxd3 Nd5
16. 16.Bh6 Bf6
17. 17.Rfe1 Ne7
18. 18.Qg4 Qd5
19. 19.Bd2 b6
20. 20.Qe2 Rfd8
21. 21.Nf4 Qf5
22. 22.g4 Qb5
23. 23.Nd3 Ng6
24. 24.a4 Qa6
25. 25.Nf4 Qxe2
26. 26.Rxe2 Nh4
27. 27.Be3 e5
28. 28.Nh5 exd4
29. 29.Nxf6+ gxf6
30. 30.cxd4 Nf3+
31. 31.Kg2 Nxd4
32. 32.Rd2 Nb3
33. 33.Rxd8+ Rxd8
34. 34.Ra3 Na5
35. 35.Bh6 Nc4
36. 36.Rc3 Ne5
37. 37.f4 Rd2+
38. 38.Kg1 Rd1+
39. 39.Kg2 Rd2+
40. 40.Kg1 Rd1+
41. 41.Kg2 Rd2+

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