Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2024 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.29
Date 2024.06.13
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B46)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/kpQ5/8/pP6/P1K5/8/8/8 b - - 4 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Nge7
  7. 7.Nb3 Ng6
  8. 8.h4 Nxh4
  9. 9.Qg4 Ng6
  10. 10.O-O-O d6
  11. 11.f4 Bd7
  12. 12.f5 Nge5
  13. 13.Qh3 Qc7
  14. 14.g4 O-O-O
  15. 15.g5 Kb8
  16. 16.Kb1 Rc8
  17. 17.Qg3 Be7
  18. 18.Bh3 h6
  19. 19.gxh6 gxh6
  20. 20.Qf2 Bg5
  21. 21.Bb6 Nc4
  22. 22.Bxc7+ Rxc7
  23. 23.fxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.e5 N6xe5
  25. 25.Ne4 Be7
  26. 26.Nbd2 d5
  27. 27.Nxc4 Nxc4
  28. 28.Nf6 Bc8
  29. 29.Nxd5 exd5
  30. 30.Bxc8 Rhxc8
  31. 31.Rxd5 Bg5
  32. 32.Re1 Rc6
  33. 33.c3 Rb6
  34. 34.b3 Na3+
  35. 35.Kb2 Rf6
  36. 36.Rf5 Rxf5
  37. 37.Qxf5 Nb5
  38. 38.c4 Nc7
  39. 39.Rd1 Re8
  40. 40.Rd7 Re2+
  41. 41.Kc3 Re3+
  42. 42.Kc2 Re8
  43. 43.Qf7 Rc8
  44. 44.b4 Be3
  45. 45.Kb3 Ba7
  46. 46.a4 a5
  47. 47.b5 Bc5
  48. 48.Qf4 Bb6
  49. 49.Qxh6 Ka7
  50. 50.Qg7 Kb8
  51. 51.Qe5 Ka7
  52. 52.c5 Na8
  53. 53.cxb6+ Nxb6
  54. 54.Rd6 Rc4
  55. 55.Rd4 Rc8
  56. 56.Qe3 Rf8
  57. 57.Re4 Rf6
  58. 58.Re6 Rxe6
  59. 59.Qxe6 Nc8
  60. 60.Qxc8 Kb6
  61. 61.Kc4 Ka7
  62. 62.Qc7

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