Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2025 · 2026 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event SpeedChess Final 2025
Site London ENG
Round 1.12
Date 2026.02.07
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3B4/1p6/p1b5/P4k2/4n3/4K1p1/4N3 w - - 0 56

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.Na5 b6
  16. 16.Nc6 Bf6
  17. 17.Rdc1 Bb7
  18. 18.Ne5 Rac8
  19. 19.Nd7 Bxd4
  20. 20.Nxf8 Bxa1
  21. 21.Nxe6 Rxc1+
  22. 22.Bxc1 Nc3
  23. 23.Bxb7 Nxe2+
  24. 24.Kf1 Nxc1
  25. 25.Bd5 Kh8
  26. 26.Nc7 Nd3
  27. 27.Nb5 a6
  28. 28.Nc7 a5
  29. 29.Bc4 Nc5
  30. 30.Nd5 Bd4
  31. 31.Ke2 Ne4
  32. 32.Bd3 Nxf2
  33. 33.Bxf5 g6
  34. 34.Bd7 Bc5
  35. 35.Nc3 Kg7
  36. 36.a4 Kf6
  37. 37.Nd5+ Ke5
  38. 38.Nc3 g5
  39. 39.Bc8 Bd4
  40. 40.Bd7 h5
  41. 41.Nb5 Ne4
  42. 42.Be8 Nf6
  43. 43.Bf7 Bg1
  44. 44.h3 g4
  45. 45.hxg4 hxg4
  46. 46.Na3 Ne4
  47. 47.Nc4+ Kf6
  48. 48.Be8 Nxg3+
  49. 49.Ke1 Bc5
  50. 50.Bd7 Nf5
  51. 51.Kf1 Kg5
  52. 52.Ne5 Ne3+
  53. 53.Ke2 g3
  54. 54.Nf3+ Kf4
  55. 55.Ne1 g2

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