Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Esports World Cup 2025 · Queen's Gambit · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 3.1.1
Date 2025.08.01
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/RP3pkp/5p1b/4p3/P7/4P3/4KPPP/1r6 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.cxd5 Qxd5
  4. 4.Nf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nc3 Qa5
  6. 6.Nxd4 Nf6
  7. 7.a3 e5
  8. 8.Nb3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bg5 Be7
  10. 10.Rc1 Nc6
  11. 11.e3 O-O
  12. 12.Bd3 Be6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Nc5 Rfe8
  15. 15.O-O Qe7
  16. 16.N3e4 Bc8
  17. 17.Qf3 Bg5
  18. 18.Rfd1 Bh6
  19. 19.Nd6 Rf8
  20. 20.Bc4 Nd8
  21. 21.b4 Rb8
  22. 22.Nxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Rd7 Qf6
  24. 24.Qxf6 gxf6
  25. 25.Nxb7 Nxb7
  26. 26.Rxb7 Kg7
  27. 27.Kf1 Rc6
  28. 28.b5 Rc5
  29. 29.Rxa7 Rfc8
  30. 30.b6 Rxc4
  31. 31.Rxc4 Rxc4
  32. 32.b7 Rc1+
  33. 33.Ke2 Rb1
  34. 34.a4

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