Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com SIG Bullet KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.12
Date 2021.04.06
Opening Modern Benoni (A76)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6Rp/4k1p1/4P3/6PP/1r3P2/5RK1 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.c4 Bg7
  3. 3.e4 c5
  4. 4.d5 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.O-O exd5
  9. 9.cxd5 Re8
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.Qd2 Bg7
  13. 13.Rfe1 a6
  14. 14.a4 Nd7
  15. 15.h3 Nf6
  16. 16.Bc4 Nd7
  17. 17.a5 b5
  18. 18.axb6 Nxb6
  19. 19.Bf1 Rb8
  20. 20.Bxa6 Bxa6
  21. 21.Rxa6 Nc4
  22. 22.Qe2 Nxb2
  23. 23.Nb5 c4
  24. 24.Nxd6 Re7
  25. 25.Nxc4 Nxc4
  26. 26.Qxc4 Rc7
  27. 27.Qd3 Rc3
  28. 28.Qd1 Rb2
  29. 29.d6 Rcc2
  30. 30.Rf1 Bf8
  31. 31.Qd5 Qd7
  32. 32.Ne5 Qe6
  33. 33.Qxe6 fxe6
  34. 34.d7 Be7
  35. 35.Rxe6 Bh4
  36. 36.g3 Bd8
  37. 37.Re8+ Kg7
  38. 38.Rxd8 Rd2
  39. 39.Re8 Kf6
  40. 40.d8=Q+ Rxd8
  41. 41.Rxd8 Kxe5
  42. 42.Rg8 g5
  43. 43.Rg6

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