Gukesh Dommaraju vs Hikaru Nakamura

TechM GCL 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Gukesh Dommaraju
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 6.1
Date 2025.12.19
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3Q2N1/p4q2/1p4kn/7p/2p5/P5P1/1PP2P1K/4r3 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 h6
  5. 5.a3 g6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.h3 d6
  8. 8.Be3 Qe7
  9. 9.Qd2 Be6
  10. 10.O-O Qd7
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.Ne2 d5
  13. 13.exd5 exd5
  14. 14.d4 Ne4
  15. 15.Qd1 exd4
  16. 16.Nexd4 Ne7
  17. 17.Bf4 c5
  18. 18.Be5 Nf6
  19. 19.Ne2 O-O
  20. 20.Re1 Rae8
  21. 21.Nf4 b6
  22. 22.h4 Ng4
  23. 23.Bxg7 Rxf4
  24. 24.Be5 Rff8
  25. 25.Qd3 Nf5
  26. 26.Rad1 Re6
  27. 27.Bf4 Rxe1+
  28. 28.Rxe1 Qf7
  29. 29.g3 Nf6
  30. 30.Ne5 Qe6
  31. 31.Re2 Re8
  32. 32.Re1 Qc8
  33. 33.Bxh6 c4
  34. 34.Qf3 Ne4
  35. 35.Ng4 Re6
  36. 36.h5 Ng5
  37. 37.Qxd5 Nf3+
  38. 38.Qxf3 Rxe1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qe6
  40. 40.Qa8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qf8 gxh5
  42. 42.Nf6+ Kg6
  43. 43.Ng8 Qf7
  44. 44.Qd8 Nxh6

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