Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

SpeedChess Final 2025 · 2026 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SpeedChess Final 2025
Site London ENG
Round 1.10
Date 2026.02.07
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/6Bp/4b2P/1k6/p7/8/1K6 b - - 27 59

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 Bf6
  23. 23.Nc7 Nc3
  24. 24.Bxb7 Nxe2+
  25. 25.Kf1 Nxc1
  26. 26.Bd5+ Kf8
  27. 27.Bc4 Be5
  28. 28.Nd5 b5
  29. 29.Bxb5 Nxa2
  30. 30.Bc4 Nc3
  31. 31.Nxc3 Bxc3
  32. 32.Ke2 Bd4
  33. 33.f4 a5
  34. 34.Bb3 Ke7
  35. 35.h3 Kd6
  36. 36.Kd3 Bb2
  37. 37.g4 Bc1
  38. 38.gxf5 Bxf4
  39. 39.Ke4 Bc1
  40. 40.Bg8 h6
  41. 41.h4 a4
  42. 42.h5 a3
  43. 43.Kd3 Ke5
  44. 44.Kc2 Bb2
  45. 45.Kb3 Kxf5
  46. 46.Bh7+ Ke5
  47. 47.Bg6 Kd4
  48. 48.Ka2 Kc3
  49. 49.Kb1 Kb3
  50. 50.Bf7+ Kb4
  51. 51.Bg6 Be5
  52. 52.Ka2 Ka4
  53. 53.Be8+ Ka5
  54. 54.Bg6 Kb4
  55. 55.Kb1 Kb3
  56. 56.Bf7+ Kb4
  57. 57.Bg6 Kb3
  58. 58.Bf7+ Kb4
  59. 59.Bg6

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