Hikaru Nakamura vs Arjun Erigaisi

Esports World Cup 2025 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 80 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 3.1.4
Date 2025.08.01
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/R4k2/5p1P/1b3Pp1/1P4K1/8/8 b - - 2 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Ne5 dxc4
  8. 8.Nxc4 Be6
  9. 9.Ne5 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nf3 Nb6
  11. 11.Nc3 Qc8
  12. 12.Qc2 Bh3
  13. 13.e4 Rd8
  14. 14.Bf4 h6
  15. 15.Rad1 Bxg2
  16. 16.Kxg2 Nfd7
  17. 17.Rfe1 Re8
  18. 18.h4 Nf8
  19. 19.Qb3 Ne6
  20. 20.Be3 Qc7
  21. 21.d5 cxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Nc5
  23. 23.Nb5 Qc8
  24. 24.Bxc5 Qxc5
  25. 25.Rc1 Qxd5
  26. 26.Nc7 Qxb3
  27. 27.axb3 Bxb2
  28. 28.Nxa8 Nxa8
  29. 29.Rc2 Bf6
  30. 30.Nd2 Rd8
  31. 31.Ne4 Kg7
  32. 32.Nc5 Rd5
  33. 33.Nxb7 Rb5
  34. 34.Nc5 Nb6
  35. 35.Rd1 a5
  36. 36.Rd8 Be5
  37. 37.Re8 Bd4
  38. 38.Ne4 Re5
  39. 39.Kf3 Nd5
  40. 40.Rd8 Bb6
  41. 41.Rb8 Rf5+
  42. 42.Kg2 Re5
  43. 43.Rc4 Re6
  44. 44.Rb7 f5
  45. 45.Nc3 Nxc3
  46. 46.Rxc3 Kf7
  47. 47.Rc2 Rd6
  48. 48.Re2 Bd8
  49. 49.Re5 Kf6
  50. 50.Reb5 g5
  51. 51.h5 g4
  52. 52.Rc5 Kg5
  53. 53.Rbb5 e6
  54. 54.Rb7 Kxh5
  55. 55.Rg7 Bf6
  56. 56.Rg8 Rd8
  57. 57.Rxd8 Bxd8
  58. 58.Re5 Kg5
  59. 59.Rxe6 h5
  60. 60.Rd6 Bc7
  61. 61.Rc6 Bd8
  62. 62.Rc5 Bb6
  63. 63.Rd5 Bc7
  64. 64.Rb5 Bd8
  65. 65.Rb8 Bc7
  66. 66.Rf8 Bd6
  67. 67.Rg8+ Kh6
  68. 68.f3 Bb4
  69. 69.f4 Be7
  70. 70.Re8 Bb4
  71. 71.Rg8 Be7
  72. 72.Kh2 h4
  73. 73.gxh4 Kh5
  74. 74.Rh8+ Kg6
  75. 75.Kg3 Bb4
  76. 76.Re8 Kf7
  77. 77.Re5 Kf6
  78. 78.h5 Bd6
  79. 79.Rxa5 Bb4
  80. 80.Ra6+

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