Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	1-0
Event	SpeedChess Final 2025
Site	London ENG
Round	1.6
Date	2026.02.07
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/2p1rpQk/6bp/3PPNp1/1p6/7P/1Pq3PK/4R3 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.d3 Bc5
6. 6.O-O b5
7. 7.Bb3 O-O
8. 8.a4 Rb8
9. 9.axb5 axb5
10. 10.Be3 d6
11. 11.h3 h6
12. 12.c3 Re8
13. 13.Nbd2 Bb6
14. 14.Nh4 Be6
15. 15.Qf3 d5
16. 16.Bxb6 Rxb6
17. 17.Rfd1 Ne7
18. 18.Qe3 g5
19. 19.Nhf3 Ng6
20. 20.Bc2 Qe7
21. 21.d4 dxe4
22. 22.Nxe5 Bf5
23. 23.Nxg6 Bxg6
24. 24.Bb3 Nh5
25. 25.Re1 Nf4
26. 26.f3 Nd3
27. 27.fxe4 Nxe1
28. 28.Rxe1 Kg7
29. 29.e5 b4
30. 30.c4 Ra6
31. 31.d5 Ra5
32. 32.Nf3 Qc5
33. 33.Nd4 Kh7
34. 34.Kh2 Raa8
35. 35.Qf2 Re7
36. 36.Bc2 Qxc4
37. 37.Qf6 Rae8
38. 38.Nf5 Qxc2
39. 39.Qg7#

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