Hikaru Nakamura vs Arjun Erigaisi

1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 0-1
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 27th Nov 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2025.11.27
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2rr2k1/5ppp/1p2pn2/p5q1/4Pn2/PN2QP2/1B4PP/1R3RK1 w - - 1 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.e3 b6
  4. 4.Bd3 Bb7
  5. 5.O-O d5
  6. 6.b3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bb2 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 c5
  9. 9.c4 Nc6
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.a3 Rc8
  12. 12.b4 Be7
  13. 13.Rc1 a5
  14. 14.b5 Nb8
  15. 15.cxd5 Qxd5
  16. 16.Nc4 Nbd7
  17. 17.e4 Qxb5
  18. 18.Nd4 Qh5
  19. 19.f3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Qe2 Ba6
  21. 21.Ne3 Bxd3
  22. 22.Qxd3 Bc5
  23. 23.Qe2 Ne5
  24. 24.Nb3 Nd3
  25. 25.Rb1 Nf4
  26. 26.Qe1 Bxe3+
  27. 27.Qxe3 Qg5

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