Hikaru Nakamura vs Arjun Erigaisi

Titled Tue 28th Nov Early · 2023 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 28th Nov Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.11.28
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p4PRp/8/4Pk2/6p1/6P1/r7/5K2 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 g6
  2. 2.e4 c5
  3. 3.c3 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.cxd4 d5
  6. 6.e5 Nc6
  7. 7.Bg2 f6
  8. 8.exf6 Nxf6
  9. 9.Ne2 O-O
  10. 10.Nbc3 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bxe2
  12. 12.Nxe2 Ne4
  13. 13.O-O e6
  14. 14.Be3 Nd6
  15. 15.Qb3 Nf5
  16. 16.Rad1 Na5
  17. 17.Qd3 Rc8
  18. 18.h4 Qb6
  19. 19.b3 Nc6
  20. 20.a3 Na5
  21. 21.Rb1 Qd6
  22. 22.Bc1 Qb6
  23. 23.Be3 Nc6
  24. 24.Rfd1 Nce7
  25. 25.Bh3 Rc6
  26. 26.Bg5 Bf6
  27. 27.Bxf6 Rxf6
  28. 28.Re1 Rf8
  29. 29.Rbd1 e5
  30. 30.dxe5 Nxh4
  31. 31.Nd4 Qxd4
  32. 32.Qxd4 Nf3+
  33. 33.Kf1 Nxd4
  34. 34.Rxd4 Rc3
  35. 35.Kg2 Rxb3
  36. 36.Be6+ Kg7
  37. 37.Bxd5 Rd8
  38. 38.Bxb3 Rxd4
  39. 39.Rc1 Nc6
  40. 40.Rc5 Re4
  41. 41.f4 Re3
  42. 42.Bd5 g5
  43. 43.Bxc6 bxc6
  44. 44.f5 Rxa3
  45. 45.Rxc6 g4
  46. 46.Rc7+ Kh6
  47. 47.f6 Ra2+
  48. 48.Kf1 Kg6
  49. 49.Rg7+ Kf5
  50. 50.f7

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