Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2024 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.23
Date 2024.06.13
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1R5p/4kp2/4pN1P/4P3/P4P1K/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 exd5
  7. 7.Bg5 Be7
  8. 8.e3 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 O-O
  10. 10.Bd3 Be6
  11. 11.O-O Nc6
  12. 12.Qa4 Qb6
  13. 13.Rab1 Rfd8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rac8
  15. 15.Ne2 Nb4
  16. 16.Ned4 Bd7
  17. 17.Qb3 Nxd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 Ba4
  19. 19.b3 Be8
  20. 20.Nf5 Bf8
  21. 21.Qd4 Qxd4
  22. 22.N3xd4 Bd7
  23. 23.Bxf6 gxf6
  24. 24.g4 Kh7
  25. 25.h3 Ba3
  26. 26.Kg2 Rc3
  27. 27.Ne2 Rc7
  28. 28.Nf4 Bxf5
  29. 29.gxf5 Rcd7
  30. 30.Rd3 Rg8+
  31. 31.Kf3 Rg5
  32. 32.b4 Rxf5
  33. 33.Rxa3 d4
  34. 34.Rd3 a5
  35. 35.Rxd4 Re7
  36. 36.Rd5 Rfe5
  37. 37.bxa5 Rc7
  38. 38.Rxe5 fxe5
  39. 39.Nd5 Rc5
  40. 40.Nf6+ Kg6
  41. 41.Ne4 Rxa5
  42. 42.Nc3 f5
  43. 43.Rxb7 Rc5
  44. 44.Rb6+ Kg5
  45. 45.Rb3 e4+
  46. 46.Kg3 Rc8
  47. 47.h4+ Kf6
  48. 48.Nd5+ Ke5
  49. 49.Nf4 Rg8+
  50. 50.Kh3 Rg1
  51. 51.Rb6 Rh1+
  52. 52.Kg2 Rh2+
  53. 53.Kxh2

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