Hikaru Nakamura vs Arjun Erigaisi
Esports World Cup 2025 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves
The Game
| White | Hikaru Nakamura |
|---|---|
| Black | Arjun Erigaisi |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | Esports World Cup 2025 |
| Site | Riyadh KSA |
| Round | 3.1.2 |
| Date | 2025.08.01 |
| Opening | Grünfeld Defense (D78) |
| Moves | 28 |
Final Position
The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
r4r2/p4pk1/Qp1Np1pp/4P3/4PPnP/3p2P1/P3q1BK/2R3R1 w - - 11 29
All The Moves
- 1.d4 d5
- 2.c4 c6
- 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 4.g3 g6
- 5.Bg2 Bg7
- 6.O-O O-O
- 7.Ne5 Ng4
- 8.cxd5 cxd5
- 9.Bf4 Nxe5
- 10.dxe5 e6
- 11.e4 d4
- 12.h4 Nc6
- 13.Bg5 Qb6
- 14.f4 h6
- 15.Bf6 Qxb2
- 16.Nd2 d3
- 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
- 18.Kh2 b6
- 19.Rc1 Nd4
- 20.Nc4 Qe2
- 21.Nd6 Ba6
- 22.Qa4 Nc2
- 23.Qxa6 Ne3
- 24.Rg1 Ng4+
- 25.Kh3 Nf2+
- 26.Kh2 Ng4+
- 27.Kh3 Nf2+
- 28.Kh2 Ng4+
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