Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 · Sicilian, Kalashnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Grand Swiss 2023
Site Douglas IOM
Round 11.1
Date 2023.11.05
Opening Sicilian, Kalashnikov (B32)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/6pp/1rnkp3/P2pp3/4P3/R1PNP3/4K1PP/8 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e5
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.N1a3 a6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be6
  8. 8.Nc4 Nf6
  9. 9.a4 Rc8
  10. 10.Bg5 Nb4
  11. 11.Ne3 Be7
  12. 12.Be2 Ng4
  13. 13.Bxg4 Bxg5
  14. 14.Bxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Qg4 Qf6
  16. 16.O-O O-O
  17. 17.Rad1 Qe7
  18. 18.Qe2 Nc6
  19. 19.Qd3 Nd4
  20. 20.Ne2 Bxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 Rxf1+
  22. 22.Rxf1 Nc6
  23. 23.Qd2 Rd8
  24. 24.Qc3 Qc7
  25. 25.Rd1 Qb6
  26. 26.Rd3 Qb4
  27. 27.Qxb4 Nxb4
  28. 28.Rc3 Nc6
  29. 29.Nc1 Kf8
  30. 30.Nd3 Ke8
  31. 31.b4 Rc8
  32. 32.a5 Kd7
  33. 33.Kf1 Rb8
  34. 34.Ke2 b6
  35. 35.axb6 Rxb6
  36. 36.Rb3 d5
  37. 37.c3 Kd6
  38. 38.Ra3 a5
  39. 39.bxa5

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