Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

TechM GCL 2025 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 8.1
Date 2025.12.20
Opening Sicilian Defense (B54)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p1p/6p1/8/R7/5P2/1r3KPP/8 w - - 7 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.f3 e6
  6. 6.c4 Nc6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 d5
  10. 10.exd5 exd5
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.O-O Be6
  13. 13.cxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Bd4 Bf6
  16. 16.Qd2 a5
  17. 17.a4 Bxd4+
  18. 18.Qxd4 Rb8
  19. 19.Bb5 Bd7
  20. 20.Qxd5 Bxb5
  21. 21.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  22. 22.axb5 Rxb5
  23. 23.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Rxd1 g6
  25. 25.Rd2 a4
  26. 26.Rd4 Rxb2
  27. 27.Rxa4 Rb1+
  28. 28.Kf2 Rb2+
  29. 29.Kg1 Rb1+
  30. 30.Kf2 Rb2+

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