Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2025 · 2026 · King's Indian, Classical · 0-1 in 104 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event SpeedChess Final 2025
Site London ENG
Round 1.26
Date 2026.02.07
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E92)
Moves 104
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4K3/4R3/5Pk1/2q5/8/8/8/8 b - - 4 104

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 O-O
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.dxe5 dxe5
  8. 8.Qxd8 Rxd8
  9. 9.Nd5 Ne8
  10. 10.Ne7+ Kf8
  11. 11.Nxc8 Rxc8
  12. 12.Be3 Nc6
  13. 13.c5 Rd8
  14. 14.a3 Nd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 exd4
  16. 16.Bd3 c6
  17. 17.b4 Nc7
  18. 18.Kd2 a5
  19. 19.Kc2 Ra7
  20. 20.Nd2 Rda8
  21. 21.Kb2 Nb5
  22. 22.Nc4 axb4
  23. 23.axb4 Nc3
  24. 24.Rxa7 Rxa7
  25. 25.Kb3 Ra2
  26. 26.Rf1 g5
  27. 27.h3 h5
  28. 28.g3 g4
  29. 29.hxg4 hxg4
  30. 30.Nb2 Be5
  31. 31.Rh1 Bf6
  32. 32.Rc1 Ra8
  33. 33.Rh1 Re8
  34. 34.Nc4 Nxe4
  35. 35.Rf1 Nc3
  36. 36.Nd6 Re7
  37. 37.Ra1 Re6
  38. 38.Ra8+ Ke7
  39. 39.Re8+ Kd7
  40. 40.Bf5 d3
  41. 41.Rf8 d2
  42. 42.Rxf7+ Kd8
  43. 43.Bxg4 Be7
  44. 44.Kc2 Bxd6
  45. 45.cxd6 Rxd6
  46. 46.Kxc3 d1=Q
  47. 47.Bxd1 Rxd1
  48. 48.Rxb7 Rc1+
  49. 49.Kd4 Rd1+
  50. 50.Ke3 Rb1
  51. 51.g4 c5
  52. 52.b5 Rb3+
  53. 53.Ke4 Rb4+
  54. 54.Kf5 c4
  55. 55.g5 c3
  56. 56.g6 Rf4+
  57. 57.Ke5 c2
  58. 58.Rb8+ Kc7
  59. 59.g7 Rg4
  60. 60.g8=Q Rxg8
  61. 61.Rxg8 c1=Q
  62. 62.Rg7+ Kb6
  63. 63.Rf7 Qc3+
  64. 64.Ke6 Qc4+
  65. 65.Ke7 Qe4+
  66. 66.Kf8 Qb4+
  67. 67.Kg7 Qg4+
  68. 68.Kf8 Kxb5
  69. 69.f4 Kc6
  70. 70.f5 Kd6
  71. 71.Rf6+ Ke5
  72. 72.Rf7 Qg5
  73. 73.Ke8 Qg8+
  74. 74.Ke7 Qb8
  75. 75.Rf8 Qd6+
  76. 76.Ke8 Qc7
  77. 77.Rf7 Qb8+
  78. 78.Ke7 Qc8
  79. 79.Rf8 Qc7+
  80. 80.Ke8 Qc5
  81. 81.Rf7 Qa3
  82. 82.Kd7 Qb3
  83. 83.Ke8 Kd6
  84. 84.Rf6+ Kd5
  85. 85.Rf7 Qb8+
  86. 86.Ke7 Qc7+
  87. 87.Ke8 Qc8+
  88. 88.Ke7 Qh8
  89. 89.Rf8 Qh4+
  90. 90.Ke8 Ke5
  91. 91.Rf7 Qg5
  92. 92.Kd7 Qg8
  93. 93.Ke7 Qh8
  94. 94.Rf8 Qh4+
  95. 95.Ke8 Qb4
  96. 96.Rf7 Qb8+
  97. 97.Ke7 Qa8
  98. 98.Rf8 Qa7+
  99. 99.Ke8 Kf4
  100. 100.Rf7 Qe3+
  101. 101.Kf8 Kg5
  102. 102.f6 Kg6
  103. 103.Re7 Qc5
  104. 104.Ke8

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