Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Bullet Chess Winners 2024 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 68 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Bullet Chess Winners 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.17
Date 2024.06.13
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/6k1/8/4p3/2b2q2/7Q/4K3 w - - 7 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 a6
  6. 6.e5 Nc6
  7. 7.Qa4 dxe5
  8. 8.Nxe5 Bd7
  9. 9.Nxd7 Qxd7
  10. 10.Be3 e6
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc8
  12. 12.Be2 Bb4
  13. 13.Qb3 Nd5
  14. 14.O-O Nxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 O-O
  16. 16.Ne4 Qc7
  17. 17.a3 Be7
  18. 18.Nf2 Rad8
  19. 19.Bf3 Ne5
  20. 20.Qxb7 Nxf3+
  21. 21.Qxf3 Qxc2
  22. 22.b4 Qb3
  23. 23.e4 Qa4
  24. 24.e5 Qb5
  25. 25.Rfe1 Rxd1
  26. 26.Qxd1 a5
  27. 27.bxa5 Qxa5
  28. 28.g3 Bxa3
  29. 29.Kg2 Rd8
  30. 30.Qe2 Qd5+
  31. 31.Kh3 Bf8
  32. 32.Rd1 Qa8
  33. 33.Rxd8 Qxd8
  34. 34.Ne4 Qd5
  35. 35.Nd2 h5
  36. 36.Nf3 Be7
  37. 37.Kg2 g5
  38. 38.Qd2 Qe4
  39. 39.Qd4 Qc6
  40. 40.g4 Qc2+
  41. 41.Kh3 Qe2
  42. 42.Nd2 hxg4+
  43. 43.Kg3 Kg7
  44. 44.Qf2 Qd3+
  45. 45.Kxg4 Qd5
  46. 46.Nf3 Qe4+
  47. 47.Kg3 Qf4+
  48. 48.Kg2 g4
  49. 49.Ne1 Qxe5
  50. 50.Qg3 Qe4+
  51. 51.Kf1 f5
  52. 52.Ng2 Bg5
  53. 53.Qc7+ Kg6
  54. 54.Qc3 Qb1+
  55. 55.Kf2 Qe4
  56. 56.h4 gxh3
  57. 57.Qxh3 Qd4+
  58. 58.Kf1 e5
  59. 59.Qh8 Qc4+
  60. 60.Kf2 Qe6
  61. 61.Kg3 f4+
  62. 62.Kf3 e4+
  63. 63.Ke2 f3+
  64. 64.Kf2 fxg2
  65. 65.Kxg2 Bf6
  66. 66.Qh2 Qg4+
  67. 67.Kf2 Qf3+
  68. 68.Ke1 Bc3+

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