Fabiano Caruana vs Arjun Erigaisi

Checkmate: USA vs India · 2025 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event Checkmate: USA vs India
Site Arlington, TX USA
Round 1.1
Date 2025.10.04
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k1R5/8/1Q6/3p1P2/1P2p3/4q3/1KR5/8 b - - 4 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.c3 e5
  2. 2.d4 exd4
  3. 3.cxd4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bf4 Bd6
  6. 6.Bg3 Ne7
  7. 7.e3 Nf5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxg3
  9. 9.hxg3 g6
  10. 10.Nf3 Nd7
  11. 11.Qd2 Qe7
  12. 12.O-O-O Nf6
  13. 13.Kb1 Bg4
  14. 14.Qc2 O-O-O
  15. 15.Rde1 Kb8
  16. 16.Nd2 Be6
  17. 17.Nb3 h5
  18. 18.a3 Rc8
  19. 19.Na4 b6
  20. 20.Nc3 Qb7
  21. 21.Qe2 Qd7
  22. 22.Rc1 Bg4
  23. 23.Qd2 Bf5
  24. 24.Ka1 Bxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 Ng4
  26. 26.Rc2 Rhe8
  27. 27.Rhc1 Qb7
  28. 28.Nd1 a5
  29. 29.Nd2 Ka7
  30. 30.Nf1 f5
  31. 31.Nd2 Rc7
  32. 32.f4 Nf6
  33. 33.Nf2 Re6
  34. 34.Qb3 Ne4
  35. 35.Ndxe4 fxe4
  36. 36.g4 b5
  37. 37.gxh5 gxh5
  38. 38.g4 a4
  39. 39.Qa2 hxg4
  40. 40.Nxg4 Qb6
  41. 41.Rc3 Kb7
  42. 42.Ne5 Bxe5
  43. 43.dxe5 Rf7
  44. 44.Rc5 Rh7
  45. 45.Qb1 Rh3
  46. 46.Qc2 Rhh6
  47. 47.Qc3 Reg6
  48. 48.f5 Rg2
  49. 49.e6 b4
  50. 50.axb4 a3
  51. 51.Qxa3 Rhh2
  52. 52.e7 Rxb2
  53. 53.e8=Q Ra2+
  54. 54.Qxa2 Rxa2+
  55. 55.Kxa2 Qa6+
  56. 56.Kb2 Qe2+
  57. 57.R1c2 Qxe3
  58. 58.Qxc6+ Kb8
  59. 59.Qb6+ Ka8
  60. 60.Rc8#

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