Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

12th Norway Armageddon · 2024 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event 12th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.3
Date 2024.05.29
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3RNk1r/p7/2r3p1/5pn1/8/1P3P2/P5P1/1K2R3 b - - 9 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Be4
  7. 7.f3 Bg6
  8. 8.Bd2 Be7
  9. 9.Nxg6 hxg6
  10. 10.Qc2 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Nd5
  12. 12.O-O-O Nd7
  13. 13.Kb1 Rc8
  14. 14.Ne2 b5
  15. 15.Bd3 c5
  16. 16.dxc5 O-O
  17. 17.Bxb5 Nxc5
  18. 18.e4 Qb6
  19. 19.exd5 Qxb5
  20. 20.Nc3 Qb7
  21. 21.dxe6 Nxe6
  22. 22.Qe4 Rc6
  23. 23.Nd5 Ba3
  24. 24.Bb4 Bxb4
  25. 25.Nxb4 Rb6
  26. 26.Qxb7 Rxb7
  27. 27.Nd5 g5
  28. 28.h4 gxh4
  29. 29.Rxh4 f6
  30. 30.Re4 Kf7
  31. 31.Ne3 Rc7
  32. 32.Nf5 Ng5
  33. 33.Red4 g6
  34. 34.Nd6+ Kg8
  35. 35.b3 f5
  36. 36.Nc4 Kg7
  37. 37.Re1 Rh8
  38. 38.Nd6 Rc6
  39. 39.Ne8+ Kf8
  40. 40.Rd8

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