Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Titled Tue 8th Jul Late · 2025 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 8th Jul Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2025.07.08
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4p3/2rpk3/P3b3/8/7p/8/6BK w - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.a4 a6
  5. 5.Be2 Ngf6
  6. 6.d3 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.Nfd2 g6
  9. 9.f4 Bg7
  10. 10.Bf3 Qc7
  11. 11.Nc3 O-O
  12. 12.Qe1 Bc6
  13. 13.b3 Nh5
  14. 14.Ndb1 Bd4+
  15. 15.Kh1 Ng7
  16. 16.Ra2 b5
  17. 17.Ne2 Bf6
  18. 18.Nbc3 Ne6
  19. 19.f5 Nd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 cxd4
  21. 21.Ne2 bxa4
  22. 22.bxa4 Rab8
  23. 23.Bd2 Kh8
  24. 24.Qf2 Qb6
  25. 25.Bh6 Rg8
  26. 26.fxg6 fxg6
  27. 27.Bg4 Qc5
  28. 28.Be6 Rgd8
  29. 29.h3 Qe5
  30. 30.Bc4 Qc5
  31. 31.Be6 Qe5
  32. 32.Bc4 Qh5
  33. 33.Bd2 Ne5
  34. 34.Nf4 Qh4
  35. 35.g3 Qh6
  36. 36.Bb3 g5
  37. 37.Ne6 Qxh3+
  38. 38.Kg1 Rg8
  39. 39.Qg2 Qxg2+
  40. 40.Kxg2 Nxd3
  41. 41.Bd5 Bxd5
  42. 42.exd5 Nc5
  43. 43.Re1 Rbc8
  44. 44.Bb4 Nxe6
  45. 45.Rxe6 Kg7
  46. 46.Bd2 Rc4
  47. 47.Re2 Rgc8
  48. 48.Ba5 R4c5
  49. 49.Bb6 Rxd5
  50. 50.a5 d3
  51. 51.cxd3 Rxd3
  52. 52.Rac2 Rcc3
  53. 53.Rxc3 Rxc3
  54. 54.Re4 Kf7
  55. 55.Rb4 Rc6
  56. 56.Bd8 Ke6
  57. 57.Rb7 h5
  58. 58.Ra7 h4
  59. 59.gxh4 gxh4
  60. 60.Bb6 Rc3
  61. 61.Rxa6 h3+
  62. 62.Kh1 Be5
  63. 63.Bg1 Rc1
  64. 64.Rc6 Rxc6

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