Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	1-0
Event	SpeedChess Final 2025
Site	London ENG
Round	1.22
Date	2026.02.07
Opening	Slav Defense (D12)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/4Npp1/R2n2p1/7r/P3R2P/5P2/1PK5/7r b - - 4 39

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 d5
3. 3.c4 c6
4. 4.e3 Bf5
5. 5.Nc3 e6
6. 6.Nh4 Be4
7. 7.f3 Bg6
8. 8.Qb3 Qc7
9. 9.Nxg6 hxg6
10. 10.Bd2 Be7
11. 11.O-O-O a6
12. 12.cxd5 cxd5
13. 13.Kb1 Nc6
14. 14.Rc1 Rc8
15. 15.Ne2 b5
16. 16.h4 Nd7
17. 17.e4 Nb6
18. 18.exd5 exd5
19. 19.Nf4 Qd7
20. 20.Bd3 Nc4
21. 21.Qd1 Bf6
22. 22.Re1+ Kf8
23. 23.g3 Bxd4
24. 24.Bc3 Bxc3
25. 25.Rxc3 d4
26. 26.Bxc4 bxc4
27. 27.Rxc4 Kg8
28. 28.Qc2 d3
29. 29.Qxd3 Qxd3+
30. 30.Nxd3 Rd8
31. 31.Re3 Nd4
32. 32.Ne5 Nf5
33. 33.Ra3 Nxg3
34. 34.Rxa6 Rh5
35. 35.Nc6 Rd1+
36. 36.Kc2 Rh1
37. 37.a4 Nf5
38. 38.Re4 Nd6
39. 39.Ne7+

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