Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 27th Feb Early · 2024 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 27th Feb Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 6
Date 2024.02.27
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/1K3p2/4p3/1P2P3/1P1P4/4r3/6R1/8 w - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.a3 a6
  2. 2.h3 h6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.Bf4 Bg7
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bb7
  9. 9.Qf3 Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 c5
  11. 11.h4 cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 Qc8
  13. 13.Be2 Ne4
  14. 14.Nxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Qb3 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Qc5
  17. 17.Rh3 O-O
  18. 18.Rc3 Qa5
  19. 19.O-O-O Rad8
  20. 20.Rc7 Bd5
  21. 21.Qb4 Qxb4
  22. 22.axb4 e6
  23. 23.Bxa6 Ra8
  24. 24.b5 g5
  25. 25.hxg5 hxg5
  26. 26.Bg3 e3
  27. 27.fxe3 Bf3
  28. 28.Rd4 Rfd8
  29. 29.c4 Bf8
  30. 30.Kc2 Bc5
  31. 31.Kc3 Bxd4+
  32. 32.exd4 Bxg4
  33. 33.b4 Bf3
  34. 34.c5 Kg7
  35. 35.cxb6 Rh8
  36. 36.b7 Rab8
  37. 37.Kc4 Rh3
  38. 38.Be1 g4
  39. 39.Kc5 g3
  40. 40.Kb6 g2
  41. 41.Bf2 Rh1
  42. 42.Ka7 Rxb7+
  43. 43.Bxb7 Bxb7
  44. 44.Kxb7 Rf1
  45. 45.Be3 Rf3
  46. 46.Rc2 Rxe3
  47. 47.Rxg2+ Kf8

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