Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Esports World Cup C 2025 · Bishop's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 94 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esports World Cup C 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 2.3
Date 2025.07.29
Opening Bishop's Opening (C24)
Moves 94
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/1k6/8/2n5/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 95

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.Nc3 Na5
  5. 5.Bb3 Nxb3
  6. 6.axb3 Bb4
  7. 7.f4 exf4
  8. 8.Nf3 d5
  9. 9.e5 d4
  10. 10.Bd2 Ng4
  11. 11.Ne4 Ne3
  12. 12.Qc1 Nxg2+
  13. 13.Kf2 Bxd2
  14. 14.Qxd2 Ne3
  15. 15.Rag1 Bg4
  16. 16.Qb4 Bxf3
  17. 17.Kxf3 Qd5
  18. 18.Rxg7 O-O-O
  19. 19.Qc5 Qe6
  20. 20.Qxa7 b6
  21. 21.h3 Kd7
  22. 22.Ng5 Qd5+
  23. 23.Kxf4 Ra8
  24. 24.Rxf7+ Qxf7+
  25. 25.Nxf7 Rxa7
  26. 26.Nxh8 Ra8
  27. 27.c3 Rxh8
  28. 28.cxd4 Nd5+
  29. 29.Ke4 c6
  30. 30.Rf1 Ke6
  31. 31.Rc1 Kd7
  32. 32.Rf1 Ke6
  33. 33.Rf5 Rg8
  34. 34.Rh5 Rf8
  35. 35.Rh6+ Kd7
  36. 36.e6+ Kd6
  37. 37.e7+ Kxe7
  38. 38.Rxc6 Nf6+
  39. 39.Ke5 Nd7+
  40. 40.Ke4 Nf6+
  41. 41.Ke5 Nd7+
  42. 42.Kd5 Rf5+
  43. 43.Kc4 Rh5
  44. 44.Kc3 Rxh3
  45. 45.d5 Rh5
  46. 46.Re6+ Kd8
  47. 47.Kc4 Kc7
  48. 48.d4 Rh1
  49. 49.Rc6+ Kb7
  50. 50.Re6 Kc7
  51. 51.d6+ Kb7
  52. 52.d5 Rc1+
  53. 53.Kb4 Rc5
  54. 54.Re7 Kc8
  55. 55.Re8+ Kb7
  56. 56.Rd8 Nb8
  57. 57.Rh8 Rxd5
  58. 58.Rxh7+ Kc6
  59. 59.Kc4 Rxd6
  60. 60.Rh8 Nd7
  61. 61.Rc8+ Kb7
  62. 62.Rh8 Kc6
  63. 63.Rh5 Nc5
  64. 64.b4 b5+
  65. 65.Kc3 Ne4+
  66. 66.Kb3 Rd3+
  67. 67.Kc2 Rd2+
  68. 68.Kb3 Rd3+
  69. 69.Kc2 Rd2+
  70. 70.Kb1 Rd4
  71. 71.Rh6+ Nd6
  72. 72.b3 Rxb4
  73. 73.Kc2 Re4
  74. 74.Kd3 Re5
  75. 75.Rh3 Rd5+
  76. 76.Kc3 Rc5+
  77. 77.Kb4 Rd5
  78. 78.Rc3+ Kb6
  79. 79.Rh3 Rd4+
  80. 80.Kc3 Rd5
  81. 81.Rh8 Kc5
  82. 82.Rb8 b4+
  83. 83.Kc2 Nb5
  84. 84.Rc8+ Kb6
  85. 85.Rh8 Kc5
  86. 86.Rc8+ Kb6
  87. 87.Rh8 Kc5
  88. 88.Rh4 Nd4+
  89. 89.Kb2 Nb5
  90. 90.Rc4+ Kb6
  91. 91.Rxb4 Rd4
  92. 92.Rc4 Rxc4
  93. 93.bxc4 Nd6
  94. 94.Kc3 Nxc4

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