Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

13th Norway Armageddon · 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 13th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.1
Date 2025.05.31
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5Q2/6qp/3p3k/p1bRn1P1/P3P3/1P3P2/6K1 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bf4 c6
  7. 7.e3 Bd6
  8. 8.Bxd6 Qxd6
  9. 9.Qc2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bd3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Rab1 a5
  13. 13.h3 b6
  14. 14.Rfc1 Bb7
  15. 15.a3 c5
  16. 16.Bb5 Rec8
  17. 17.Rd1 Nf8
  18. 18.Qf5 Qe7
  19. 19.Na4 Bc6
  20. 20.Nxb6 Bxb5
  21. 21.Nxc8 Qc7
  22. 22.dxc5 Rxc8
  23. 23.Rdc1 a4
  24. 24.Nd4 Bc4
  25. 25.c6 Ng6
  26. 26.Qc2 Qa7
  27. 27.Qc3 Ne7
  28. 28.Rd1 h6
  29. 29.Rbc1 Ne4
  30. 30.Qe1 Nxc6
  31. 31.Nf5 Ne7
  32. 32.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  33. 33.Rd4 Rb8
  34. 34.Rc2 Rb6
  35. 35.Qa5 Ra6
  36. 36.Qe1 Rg6
  37. 37.Qd1 Qg5
  38. 38.Qf3 Bb3
  39. 39.Rc8+ Kh7
  40. 40.h4 Qxh4
  41. 41.Qxf7 Rf6
  42. 42.Qg8+ Kg6
  43. 43.g3 Qg4
  44. 44.Rc7 Kh5
  45. 45.Rxg7 Rg6
  46. 46.Qf7 Bc4
  47. 47.Rxg6 Qxg6
  48. 48.g4+

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