Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

Esports World Cup C 2025 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esports World Cup C 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 2.2
Date 2025.07.29
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

5rk1/pp1qb1p1/2n1ppQp/3pP2P/3P1P2/P3B1P1/1PR1K3/5N2 w - - 11 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Ne7
  6. 6.Nge2 dxc4
  7. 7.Ng3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bxc4 Bg6
  9. 9.h4 h6
  10. 10.h5 Bh7
  11. 11.Be3 Nd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.Bd3 Bb4+
  14. 14.Ke2 Bxd3+
  15. 15.Qxd3 O-O
  16. 16.Rac1 Qb6
  17. 17.Rc2 Be7
  18. 18.f4 Rac8
  19. 19.Rhc1 Rxc2+
  20. 20.Rxc2 Nb8
  21. 21.Nf1 Nc6
  22. 22.a3 f6
  23. 23.g3 Qd8
  24. 24.Qg6 Qd7
  25. 25.Qd3 Qe8
  26. 26.Qg6 Qd7
  27. 27.Qd3 Qe8
  28. 28.Qg6 Qd7

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