Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2025 · 2026 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SpeedChess Final 2025
Site London ENG
Round 1.4
Date 2026.02.07
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/6k1/8/7K/8 b - - 0 69

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.Be3 d6
  9. 9.a4 Rb8
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.h3 h6
  12. 12.c3 Re8
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bb6
  14. 14.Bxb6 Rxb6
  15. 15.Re1 Ne7
  16. 16.Ra8 Ng6
  17. 17.Nf1 Ra6
  18. 18.Rxa6 Bxa6
  19. 19.Ng3 Bc8
  20. 20.d4 c5
  21. 21.Qd2 Qb6
  22. 22.Bc2 Be6
  23. 23.Ra1 cxd4
  24. 24.cxd4 Rc8
  25. 25.Qd1 Nf4
  26. 26.Qd2 g5
  27. 27.Bd3 exd4
  28. 28.Bf1 d3
  29. 29.Bxd3 Nd7
  30. 30.Bf1 Ne5
  31. 31.Nd4 Bxh3
  32. 32.Nxb5 Bxg2
  33. 33.Bxg2 Qxb5
  34. 34.Nf5 Qe2
  35. 35.Qxe2 Nxe2+
  36. 36.Kf1 Rc2
  37. 37.Ne3 Rxb2
  38. 38.Nd1 Rc2
  39. 39.Ra8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Ne3 Rb2
  41. 41.Nd1 Rd2
  42. 42.Ke1 Nc4
  43. 43.Bf1 Nd4
  44. 44.Bxc4 Nf3+
  45. 45.Kf1 Rxd1+
  46. 46.Ke2 Rd4
  47. 47.Bxf7 Ne5
  48. 48.Bd5 Rb4
  49. 49.Ra7+ Kg6
  50. 50.Ra6 Rb2+
  51. 51.Kf1 Ng4
  52. 52.Rxd6+ Kh5
  53. 53.Kg1 Rxf2
  54. 54.e5 Re2
  55. 55.e6 Kh4
  56. 56.Bf3 Re1+
  57. 57.Kg2 Re5
  58. 58.Rd4 h5
  59. 59.Re4 Rxe4
  60. 60.Bxe4 Nf6
  61. 61.e7 g4
  62. 62.Bc6 Kg5
  63. 63.e8=Q Nxe8
  64. 64.Bxe8 h4
  65. 65.Bd7 Kf4
  66. 66.Bxg4 Kxg4
  67. 67.Kh2 h3
  68. 68.Kh1 h2
  69. 69.Kxh2

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