Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Esports World Cup 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 3.1.3
Date 2025.08.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k2r3/p3P1p1/Pp6/1p1N2P1/3n1P2/8/KP3P2/8 w - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Nge2 Nd7
  8. 8.Ng3 Bg6
  9. 9.h3 Nb6
  10. 10.Nh5 Bxh5
  11. 11.Qxh5 Nf6
  12. 12.Qf3 Bb4
  13. 13.Qd1 Ne4
  14. 14.Qc2 Nf6
  15. 15.Bd3 Bd6
  16. 16.O-O-O Qe7
  17. 17.Kb1 O-O-O
  18. 18.Qb3 Kb8
  19. 19.a4 Bxf4
  20. 20.exf4 Qc7
  21. 21.a5 Nc8
  22. 22.a6 b6
  23. 23.g3 Nd6
  24. 24.Rhe1 Qd7
  25. 25.g4 h5
  26. 26.g5 Nfe8
  27. 27.Na4 Nc7
  28. 28.Rc1 Ncb5
  29. 29.Qb4 Qxh3
  30. 30.Bxb5 cxb5
  31. 31.Nc3 Qd3+
  32. 32.Ka1 Qc4
  33. 33.Na2 Qxb4
  34. 34.Nxb4 Rde8
  35. 35.Re5 Rxe5
  36. 36.dxe5 Nf5
  37. 37.Nc6+ Ka8
  38. 38.Nb4 h4
  39. 39.Rc7 Nd4
  40. 40.Rxf7 h3
  41. 41.e6 h2
  42. 42.e7 h1=Q+
  43. 43.Ka2 Qh5
  44. 44.Rf8+ Qe8
  45. 45.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  46. 46.Nxd5 Kb8

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