Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 7th Oct 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2025.10.07
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

6k1/P4p2/1p2p2p/1N1pPq1p/8/7n/3QK1P1/8 b - - 6 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bh5
  5. 5.Be2 e6
  6. 6.d3 Nd7
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.Re1 Ne7
  9. 9.Nh4 Bxe2
  10. 10.Nxe2 O-O
  11. 11.Nf3 Ng6
  12. 12.Nc3 Qc7
  13. 13.d4 Bb4
  14. 14.Bd2 Bxc3
  15. 15.Bxc3 Nf6
  16. 16.e5 Ne4
  17. 17.Bb4 c5
  18. 18.Bxc5 Nxc5
  19. 19.dxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.c3 b5
  21. 21.h4 h6
  22. 22.h5 Ne7
  23. 23.Nd4 b4
  24. 24.Re3 bxc3
  25. 25.Rxc3 Qb6
  26. 26.Qd2 Rac8
  27. 27.Rac1 Rxc3
  28. 28.Rxc3 Rc8
  29. 29.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  30. 30.Qc3 Ne7
  31. 31.b4 Qb8
  32. 32.f4 Qb6
  33. 33.Kh2 g6
  34. 34.a4 gxh5
  35. 35.b5 Ng6
  36. 36.a5 Qd8
  37. 37.b6 axb6
  38. 38.a6 Qe7
  39. 39.Nb5 Qh4+
  40. 40.Kg1 Nxf4
  41. 41.Qd2 Qg5
  42. 42.Kh1 Qh4+
  43. 43.Kg1 Qg5
  44. 44.Kf1 Qf5
  45. 45.a7 Nh3+
  46. 46.Ke2 Qg4+
  47. 47.Kf1 Qf5+
  48. 48.Ke2

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