Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

TechM GCL 2024 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event TechM GCL 2024
Site London ENG
Round 4.2
Date 2024.10.05
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p7/P7/1ppp1P2/1P1P4/2k5/4K3 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Be2 Ngf6
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Nfd2 e6
  8. 8.f4 Bb7
  9. 9.a4 Be7
  10. 10.Bf3 Qc7
  11. 11.Nc3 b4
  12. 12.Ne2 Nb8
  13. 13.b3 Nc6
  14. 14.Bb2 d5
  15. 15.Qe1 O-O-O
  16. 16.Qf2 Kb8
  17. 17.Rae1 Ka8
  18. 18.Kh1 h5
  19. 19.exd5 exd5
  20. 20.Ng3 Qxf4
  21. 21.Bd1 Qc7
  22. 22.Nf5 Ng4
  23. 23.Qg3 Qxg3
  24. 24.hxg3 Bf6
  25. 25.Bxf6 gxf6
  26. 26.Nf3 Bc8
  27. 27.Ne7 Nxe7
  28. 28.Rxe7 Be6
  29. 29.Nh4 Ne3
  30. 30.Re1 Nxd1
  31. 31.Rxd1 Rhe8
  32. 32.Rxe8 Rxe8
  33. 33.Re1 Kb7
  34. 34.Kg1 Rg8
  35. 35.Kf2 Kc7
  36. 36.Nf3 Kd6
  37. 37.Nd2 Bg4
  38. 38.Nf1 Rg5
  39. 39.Ne3 Be6
  40. 40.Rh1 Ke5
  41. 41.Rh4 Bg4
  42. 42.Ke1 f5
  43. 43.Rh1 f4
  44. 44.Nxg4+ Rxg4
  45. 45.Rxh5+ Kd4
  46. 46.Rh4 Rxg3
  47. 47.Rxf4+ Kc3
  48. 48.Rf2 f5
  49. 49.Kd1 f4
  50. 50.a5 d4
  51. 51.Re2 f3
  52. 52.gxf3 Rg1+
  53. 53.Re1 Rxe1+
  54. 54.Kxe1 Kxc2
  55. 55.f4 c4

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