Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2024 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event SpeedChess Final 2024
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.21
Date 2024.09.06
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1bk5/1Q6/1PB5/3N4/8/2PK4/8/8 b - - 2 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 d6
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.Qf3 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Qc7
  10. 10.g4 h6
  11. 11.Rg1 Be7
  12. 12.h4 h5
  13. 13.g5 Ng4
  14. 14.Bh3 Nxe3
  15. 15.Qxe3 g6
  16. 16.f5 Qb6
  17. 17.Rge1 Nxd4
  18. 18.Rxd4 Rc8
  19. 19.Qd2 Rc5
  20. 20.e5 d5
  21. 21.fxg6 fxg6
  22. 22.Qd3 Rg8
  23. 23.Rf4 Qa5
  24. 24.Ref1 Qc7
  25. 25.Kb1 Rc4
  26. 26.Rxc4 Qxc4
  27. 27.Qxc4 dxc4
  28. 28.Ne4 Bc6
  29. 29.Bxe6 Rf8
  30. 30.Nf6+ Kd8
  31. 31.Rd1+ Kc7
  32. 32.Bxc4 Bc5
  33. 33.Bd3 Rd8
  34. 34.Rf1 Rd4
  35. 35.Bxg6 Rxh4
  36. 36.Bxh5 Rh2
  37. 37.a3 Rg2
  38. 38.g6 Bd4
  39. 39.e6 Kd6
  40. 40.Ng4 Bd5
  41. 41.Rd1 Kc5
  42. 42.c3 Bg7
  43. 43.Rxd5+ Kxd5
  44. 44.Ne3+ Kxe6
  45. 45.Nxg2 Kf6
  46. 46.Ne3 Kg5
  47. 47.Bf3 Kxg6
  48. 48.Bxb7 Kf6
  49. 49.Bxa6 Ke5
  50. 50.Kc2 Kf4
  51. 51.Kd3 Ke5
  52. 52.a4 Bh6
  53. 53.a5 Kd6
  54. 54.Bc4 Kc7
  55. 55.b4 Kb7
  56. 56.Nd5 Ka7
  57. 57.b5 Bf8
  58. 58.b6+ Kb7
  59. 59.Bb5 Kc8
  60. 60.a6 Bd6
  61. 61.Bc6 Kd8
  62. 62.a7 Bb8
  63. 63.a8=Q Kc8
  64. 64.Qb7+

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