Hikaru Nakamura vs Arjun Erigaisi

Chess.com SIG Bullet KO · 2021 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com SIG Bullet KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.9
Date 2021.04.06
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Qk1/1p4p1/4qbNp/3b1p1P/3PpP2/6P1/2R4K/4r3 b - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Nce2 f6
  6. 6.f3 Ng5
  7. 7.h4 Nf7
  8. 8.f4 c5
  9. 9.c3 Nc6
  10. 10.Nf3 Qb6
  11. 11.a3 Be7
  12. 12.g3 O-O
  13. 13.Bg2 Bd7
  14. 14.Rf1 Rac8
  15. 15.b4 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 a5
  17. 17.bxa5 Nxa5
  18. 18.Be3 Nc4
  19. 19.Bc1 Nh6
  20. 20.Bh3 Nf5
  21. 21.Bxf5 exf5
  22. 22.Kf2 Qa5
  23. 23.Kg2 Ba4
  24. 24.Qe1 Qa6
  25. 25.Nc3 Bc6
  26. 26.exf6 Bxf6
  27. 27.Kh2 Rce8
  28. 28.Ne5 Nd6
  29. 29.Be3 Ne4
  30. 30.Nxe4 dxe4
  31. 31.Qb4 Bd5
  32. 32.Rf2 Qe6
  33. 33.Rc1 Rc8
  34. 34.Rfc2 h6
  35. 35.Qb5 Rxc2+
  36. 36.Rxc2 Ra8
  37. 37.Ng6 Rxa3
  38. 38.h5 Rxe3
  39. 39.Qc5 Re1
  40. 40.Qf8+

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