Arjun Erigaisi vs Hikaru Nakamura

13th Norway Chess 2025 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 13th Norway Chess 2025
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.1
Date 2025.05.31
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/3K4/8/6k1/8/8/8 b - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Qc7
  8. 8.g3 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bf4 Nfd7
  11. 11.h4 f6
  12. 12.Bh3 Bxh3
  13. 13.Rxh3 Rd8
  14. 14.Qc2 Qc8
  15. 15.Nd2 Nc5
  16. 16.Rh1 Qe6
  17. 17.O-O-O Rd4
  18. 18.Kb1 Ng4
  19. 19.Nf3 Rxd1+
  20. 20.Rxd1 Nxf2
  21. 21.Nd4 Qc4
  22. 22.Rd2 Nfe4
  23. 23.Nxe4 Qxc2+
  24. 24.Kxc2 Nxe4
  25. 25.Rd3 Nc5
  26. 26.Re3+ Kf7
  27. 27.b4 Nd7
  28. 28.Rd3 Nb6
  29. 29.Kb3 a6
  30. 30.e4 Be7
  31. 31.Nf5 g6
  32. 32.a5 gxf5
  33. 33.axb6 Rd8
  34. 34.Rxd8 Bxd8
  35. 35.Bc7 Be7
  36. 36.exf5 c5
  37. 37.bxc5 Bxc5
  38. 38.g4 h5
  39. 39.gxh5 Bf2
  40. 40.Kc4 Bxh4
  41. 41.Bd6 a5
  42. 42.Kb5 Kg7
  43. 43.Kxa5 Kh6
  44. 44.Kb5 Kxh5
  45. 45.Be7 Kg5
  46. 46.Kc5 Bf2+
  47. 47.Kd6 Bxb6
  48. 48.Ke6 Bd4
  49. 49.Bb4 Be5
  50. 50.Bd2+ Kg4
  51. 51.Bb4 b5
  52. 52.Be7 Kg5
  53. 53.Bb4 Bb2
  54. 54.Bd2+ Kg4
  55. 55.Bb4 Be5
  56. 56.Be7 Kg5
  57. 57.Bb4 Bb2
  58. 58.Bd2+ Kh5
  59. 59.Bb4 Kh6
  60. 60.Bf8+ Kh5
  61. 61.Be7 Kg5
  62. 62.Bb4 Ba1
  63. 63.Bd2+ Kg4
  64. 64.Bb4 Kf4
  65. 65.Be7 Kg5
  66. 66.Bb4 Bb2
  67. 67.Bd2+ Kg4
  68. 68.Bb4 Be5
  69. 69.Be7 Bc3
  70. 70.Bxf6 b4
  71. 71.Bxc3 bxc3
  72. 72.f6 c2
  73. 73.f7 c1=Q
  74. 74.f8=Q Qc6+
  75. 75.Qd6 Qxd6+
  76. 76.Kxd6

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