Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 8th Jul Early · 2025 · Scotch Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 8th Jul Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 5
Date 2025.07.08
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/8/1K6/8/8/8/1k6/8 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxc6 bxc6
  6. 6.Qe2 Bc5
  7. 7.e5 Nd5
  8. 8.c4 Nb6
  9. 9.Qg4 g6
  10. 10.Bg5 Be7
  11. 11.h4 d5
  12. 12.Qg3 Be6
  13. 13.Nc3 h6
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.O-O-O O-O-O
  16. 16.Qe3 dxc4
  17. 17.Be2 Kb8
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  19. 19.Qxh6 Nd5
  20. 20.Qg5 Qf8
  21. 21.Rd1 Re8
  22. 22.Qd2 f6
  23. 23.Bxc4 Nxc3
  24. 24.Qxc3 Bxc4
  25. 25.Qxc4 Rxe5
  26. 26.Kb1 Kb7
  27. 27.a4 Qc5
  28. 28.Qxc5 Rxc5
  29. 29.Rh1 Rc4
  30. 30.f3 f5
  31. 31.h5 gxh5
  32. 32.Rxh5 f4
  33. 33.Rh4 Rxa4
  34. 34.g3 Kc8
  35. 35.Rxf4 Rxf4
  36. 36.gxf4 Kd7
  37. 37.Kc2 Ke6
  38. 38.Kd3 Kf5
  39. 39.Kd4 Kxf4
  40. 40.Kc5 Kxf3
  41. 41.Kxc6 Ke4
  42. 42.Kxc7 Kd5
  43. 43.Kb7 Kc4
  44. 44.Kxa7 Kb3
  45. 45.Kb6 Kxb2

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