Arjun Erigaisi vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 5
Date 2026.01.08
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/2b2k2/1K6/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.Re1 Be7
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Qc7
  9. 9.a4 a6
  10. 10.Qe2 Na5
  11. 11.Ba2 b5
  12. 12.d4 Bb7
  13. 13.e5 dxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Nd5
  15. 15.axb5 axb5
  16. 16.Bb1 c4
  17. 17.Ne4 Nb3
  18. 18.Rxa8 Rxa8
  19. 19.Bg5 Ra1
  20. 20.Bxe7 Qxe7
  21. 21.Nd6 Bc6
  22. 22.h4 f5
  23. 23.exf6 Qxd6
  24. 24.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  25. 25.Ng5+ Kg6
  26. 26.Rxa1 Nxa1
  27. 27.f7 Nf6
  28. 28.Qxe6 Qxe6
  29. 29.f8=N+ Kh5
  30. 30.Ngxe6 Kxh4
  31. 31.Nxg7 Nb3
  32. 32.Nfe6 Nc1
  33. 33.f3 Ne8
  34. 34.Nf5+ Kh5
  35. 35.Nfd4 Ba8
  36. 36.Nxb5 Nd3
  37. 37.Na3 Nxb2
  38. 38.Kf2 Nf6
  39. 39.Ke3 Kh6
  40. 40.Kd4 Bd5
  41. 41.Nf4 Bf7
  42. 42.g4 Kg5
  43. 43.Nh3+ Kh4
  44. 44.Nf2 Ng8
  45. 45.Ne4 Ne7
  46. 46.Nd6 Bg8
  47. 47.Naxc4 Nxc4
  48. 48.Nxc4 Nc6+
  49. 49.Kc5 Kg3
  50. 50.Kxc6 Bxc4
  51. 51.Kc5 Bg8
  52. 52.g5 Kxf3
  53. 53.c4 Kf4
  54. 54.g6 Kg5
  55. 55.g7 Kg6
  56. 56.Kb4 Kxg7
  57. 57.c5 Bd5
  58. 58.Kb5 Kf6
  59. 59.c6 Bxc6+

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