Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2025 · 2026 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SpeedChess Final 2025
Site London ENG
Round 1.20
Date 2026.02.07
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

5B2/8/2k1p1p1/1p1bP1Pp/3K3P/8/8/8 b - - 22 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.g3 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 c5
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxd1
  8. 8.Rxd1 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nbd2 c3
  10. 10.bxc3 O-O
  11. 11.Nb3 Be7
  12. 12.Nfd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nd5
  14. 14.Bd2 f5
  15. 15.Na5 b6
  16. 16.Nc6 Bf6
  17. 17.Rdc1 Bb7
  18. 18.Ne5 Rac8
  19. 19.e3 Rxc1+
  20. 20.Rxc1 Rc8
  21. 21.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  22. 22.Nc6 a5
  23. 23.Bf1 Bd7
  24. 24.Ne5 Bxe5
  25. 25.dxe5 Bc6
  26. 26.Bc4 Kf7
  27. 27.f3 b5
  28. 28.Bxd5 Bxd5
  29. 29.Bxa5 Bxa2
  30. 30.Kf2 Bd5
  31. 31.e4 fxe4
  32. 32.fxe4 Bxe4
  33. 33.Ke3 Bd5
  34. 34.h4 Ke7
  35. 35.Bb4+ Kd7
  36. 36.Bf8 g6
  37. 37.g4 h5
  38. 38.g5 Kc6
  39. 39.Kd4 Bc4
  40. 40.Bb4 Bd5
  41. 41.Bc3 Bc4
  42. 42.Bd2 Bd5
  43. 43.Be1 Bc4
  44. 44.Bb4 Bd5
  45. 45.Ba3 Bc4
  46. 46.Be7 Bd5
  47. 47.Bf8 Bc4
  48. 48.Bg7 Bd5
  49. 49.Bf8

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