Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	1-0
Event	SpeedChess Final 2024
Site	Paris FRA
Round	1.5
Date	2024.09.06
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves	49

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2P1kp2/1K2p2p/4P3/4NP2/7P/4n3 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.d3 Bc5
5. 5.c3 O-O
6. 6.Nbd2 d5
7. 7.Qe2 dxe4
8. 8.dxe4 a5
9. 9.a4 Qe7
10. 10.O-O h6
11. 11.Nb3 Bb6
12. 12.Be3 Bxe3
13. 13.Qxe3 Na7
14. 14.Be2 Nc6
15. 15.Rfd1 Be6
16. 16.Nfd2 b6
17. 17.Bb5 Na7
18. 18.Bc4 Bxc4
19. 19.Nxc4 Qe6
20. 20.Qe2 Rfd8
21. 21.Nbd2 Nc6
22. 22.Nf1 Rxd1
23. 23.Rxd1 Rd8
24. 24.Rxd8+ Nxd8
25. 25.f3 Nb7
26. 26.Nfe3 Nc5
27. 27.Qd1 Qd7
28. 28.Qxd7 Nfxd7
29. 29.Nd5 Nxa4
30. 30.Nxc7 f6
31. 31.Kf1 Ndc5
32. 32.Ke2 h5
33. 33.Kd2 Nb3+
34. 34.Kc2 Na1+
35. 35.Kb1 Nb3
36. 36.Ka2 Nc1+
37. 37.Ka3 Nc5
38. 38.Nxb6 N1d3
39. 39.Ncd5 Kf7
40. 40.Ne3 g5
41. 41.Nbc4 a4
42. 42.Nb6 g4
43. 43.Nxa4 Nxa4
44. 44.Kxa4 gxf3
45. 45.gxf3 Nxb2+
46. 46.Kb5 Ke6
47. 47.c4 Nd3
48. 48.c5 Ne1
49. 49.c6

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