Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Chess.com SIG Bullet KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.6
Date 2021.04.06
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/2P5/1pK5/7p/P7/7P/8/5q2 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 d6
  5. 5.f4 Nf6
  6. 6.e5 Nfd7
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 dxe5
  10. 10.fxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Qxd8 Rxd8
  12. 12.Nd5 Nbc6
  13. 13.O-O Nxf3+
  14. 14.Bxf3 h6
  15. 15.Re1 e6
  16. 16.Nc3 Bd4+
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3+
  18. 18.Rxe3 Bd7
  19. 19.Rd1 Be8
  20. 20.Red3 Rxd3
  21. 21.Rxd3 Ne5
  22. 22.Rd2 Nxc4
  23. 23.Rd4 Ne5
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rb8
  25. 25.Ba6 Kf8
  26. 26.Rd2 Bc6
  27. 27.a3 Ke7
  28. 28.b4 Rd8
  29. 29.Rxd8 Kxd8
  30. 30.h3 f5
  31. 31.Kf2 g5
  32. 32.g3 Nd7
  33. 33.Ke3 e5
  34. 34.Bb5 f4+
  35. 35.gxf4 gxf4+
  36. 36.Kd3 e4+
  37. 37.Kd4 Bxb5
  38. 38.Nxb5 e3
  39. 39.Nc3 Nf6
  40. 40.b5 h5
  41. 41.c6 Nd5
  42. 42.Kxd5 f3
  43. 43.Kd6 e2
  44. 44.c7+ Kc8
  45. 45.b6 e1=Q
  46. 46.Nb5 Qg3+
  47. 47.Kc6 Qg6+
  48. 48.Nd6+ Qxd6+
  49. 49.Kxd6 axb6
  50. 50.Kc6 f2
  51. 51.a4 f1=Q

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