Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2025 · 2026 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SpeedChess Final 2025
Site London ENG
Round 1.2
Date 2026.02.07
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

6k1/pR3r1p/3bp3/8/3P4/4p3/P5BP/6K1 w - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 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.f3 f4
  16. 16.gxf4 Nxf4
  17. 17.Bxf4 Rxf4
  18. 18.e3 Rf7
  19. 19.Rac1 g5
  20. 20.Na5 Ba3
  21. 21.Rc2 Bd7
  22. 22.Rb1 Rc8
  23. 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  24. 24.Rb3 Bd6
  25. 25.f4 gxf4
  26. 26.Nxb7 Bxb7
  27. 27.Rxb7 fxe3

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