Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2024 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.1
Date 2024.06.13
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3N1p1p/1p2p2k/2p3Q1/p3qP2/7P/6PK/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Bxf6 Bxf6
  5. 5.e4 Bg7
  6. 6.Nbd2 d6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 dxc5
  10. 10.Bc4 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Qe2 b6
  13. 13.h3 Bb7
  14. 14.Bd5 e6
  15. 15.Bc4 Rad8
  16. 16.Ba6 Ba8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Ne5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Bxe5
  19. 19.Nf3 Bg7
  20. 20.Bb5 Qf4
  21. 21.Re1 Bh6
  22. 22.a4 a5
  23. 23.Bd3 Rd7
  24. 24.Bc2 Rfd8
  25. 25.Rad1 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Qxd1 Bxe4
  28. 28.Bxe4 Qxe4
  29. 29.Qd8+ Bf8
  30. 30.Qd7 Qb1+
  31. 31.Kh2 Qxb2
  32. 32.Qc7 Qxc3
  33. 33.Ne5 Be7
  34. 34.f4 Qd4
  35. 35.Nc6 Qxa4
  36. 36.Nxe7+ Kf8
  37. 37.Nc6 Qe4
  38. 38.Nb8 a4
  39. 39.Nd7+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qd6 g5
  41. 41.Qf8+ Kg6
  42. 42.Qg8+ Kh6
  43. 43.Qxg5#

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