Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Esports World Cup 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 3.1.5
Date 2025.08.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/6p1/pp5p/2bQ4/8/1PK2Nq1/PB1R2P1/5r2 b - - 10 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.b3 Bb7
  6. 6.Bb2 Nbd7
  7. 7.Bd3 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 a6
  10. 10.Re1 c5
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Bc2 f5
  14. 14.e4 fxe4
  15. 15.Bxe4 Nf6
  16. 16.Bxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Qd3 Ne4
  18. 18.Rad1 Kh8
  19. 19.dxc5 Bxc5
  20. 20.Re2 Qc7
  21. 21.Nd4 Nxf2
  22. 22.Rxf2 Rxf2
  23. 23.Kxf2 Qxh2
  24. 24.Qh3 Rf8+
  25. 25.Ke2 Qe5+
  26. 26.Qe3 Qh2
  27. 27.Qg5 h6
  28. 28.Qxd5 Qg3
  29. 29.Rd2 Rf2+
  30. 30.Kd1 Rf1+
  31. 31.Kc2 Qg6+
  32. 32.Kc3 Qg3+
  33. 33.Nf3

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