Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	0-1
Event	SpeedChess Final 2025
Site	London ENG
Round	1.14
Date	2026.02.07
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves	49

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2Q5/5kp1/5p1p/8/8/6PP/3pqP2/6K1 w - - 4 50

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.d3 Bc5
5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
6. 6.Be3 Bd6
7. 7.Nbd2 Be6
8. 8.h3 h6
9. 9.Qe2 Qe7
10. 10.a3 Nd7
11. 11.Nc4 Bxc4
12. 12.dxc4 Bc5
13. 13.Bd2 a5
14. 14.O-O O-O
15. 15.Rad1 a4
16. 16.Bc3 Bd6
17. 17.g3 Qe6
18. 18.Kg2 Rfd8
19. 19.Rd2 Nb6
20. 20.c5 Bxc5
21. 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8
22. 22.Bxe5 Nc4
23. 23.Bc3 b5
24. 24.Nh4 Be7
25. 25.Nf5 Bf6
26. 26.Bxf6 Qxf6
27. 27.b3 Nxa3
28. 28.bxa4 bxa4
29. 29.Qa6 Nxc2
30. 30.Qxa4 Nd4
31. 31.Nxd4 Rxd4
32. 32.Qc2 Qe6
33. 33.Re1 Rc4
34. 34.Qd3 c5
35. 35.Re3 Rd4
36. 36.Qb5 Rxe4
37. 37.Rf3 Qd5
38. 38.Qb8+ Kh7
39. 39.Qxc7 f6
40. 40.Qa5 Rd4
41. 41.Qc3 c4
42. 42.Kg1 Rd1+
43. 43.Kh2 Rd3
44. 44.Rxd3 cxd3
45. 45.Qd2 Qf3
46. 46.Kg1 Qe2
47. 47.Qa5 d2
48. 48.Qf5+ Kg8
49. 49.Qc8+ Kf7

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