Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	0-1
Event	SpeedChess Final 2025
Site	London ENG
Round	1.28
Date	2026.02.07
Opening	Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R5/pq1r1p1k/6p1/4Q2p/1P1p3P/P4KP1/5P2/8 w - - 7 36

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 d5
3. 3.c4 e6
4. 4.e3 b6
5. 5.b3 Bb7
6. 6.cxd5 exd5
7. 7.Ba3 Bxa3
8. 8.Nxa3 O-O
9. 9.Bd3 c5
10. 10.O-O Nc6
11. 11.dxc5 bxc5
12. 12.Rc1 Qe7
13. 13.Nb5 Rad8
14. 14.Re1 Rfe8
15. 15.Bf1 Ne4
16. 16.Nc3 Nxc3
17. 17.Rxc3 Qd6
18. 18.Rc1 d4
19. 19.exd4 Nxd4
20. 20.Nxd4 cxd4
21. 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8
22. 22.Rc4 Rd8
23. 23.Bd3 Ba6
24. 24.Ra4 Bxd3
25. 25.Qxd3 Rd7
26. 26.Rc4 g6
27. 27.h4 Qe5
28. 28.g3 Kg7
29. 29.b4 Qb5
30. 30.Kg2 h5
31. 31.Kf3 Qa6
32. 32.a3 Qb7+
33. 33.Qe4 Qb6
34. 34.Qe5+ Kh7
35. 35.Rc8 Qb7+

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