Hikaru Nakamura vs Arjun Erigaisi

Esports World Cup 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 92 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event Esports World Cup 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 3.1.6
Date 2025.08.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 92
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/8/6K1/5PP1/8/8/8 b - - 0 92

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Be7
  5. 5.b3 O-O
  6. 6.Bb2 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Be2 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Nc3 a6
  13. 13.Nh4 Bg6
  14. 14.Nxg6 hxg6
  15. 15.Bf3 Ne7
  16. 16.Rc1 Qd6
  17. 17.Qd2 Ba3
  18. 18.Bxa3 Qxa3
  19. 19.Rc2 Rad8
  20. 20.Rfc1 Nc6
  21. 21.Nb1 Qe7
  22. 22.Qe1 Rfe8
  23. 23.Qf1 g5
  24. 24.Nc3 Ne5
  25. 25.Ne2 g4
  26. 26.hxg4 Nfxg4
  27. 27.Bxg4 Nxg4
  28. 28.g3 Qg5
  29. 29.Nf4 Qh6
  30. 30.Qh3 Qxh3
  31. 31.Nxh3 d4
  32. 32.exd4 Rxd4
  33. 33.Rc4 Rxc4
  34. 34.Rxc4 Ne5
  35. 35.Rc7 b5
  36. 36.Ra7 Nd3
  37. 37.Rxa6 f6
  38. 38.Rd6 Nc1
  39. 39.Rb6 Re5
  40. 40.a4 bxa4
  41. 41.bxa4 Ra5
  42. 42.Nf4 Rxa4
  43. 43.Rb7 Ra6
  44. 44.Kg2 Na2
  45. 45.Nd5 Kf8
  46. 46.g4 Ra5
  47. 47.Nf4 Kg8
  48. 48.Ne6 g5
  49. 49.Rg7+ Kh8
  50. 50.Rg6 Nc3
  51. 51.Rxf6 Kh7
  52. 52.f3 Re5
  53. 53.Nd4 Nd5
  54. 54.Ra6 Nf4+
  55. 55.Kf2 Rd5
  56. 56.Ra4 Kg6
  57. 57.Nf5 Rd2+
  58. 58.Ke3 Re2+
  59. 59.Kd4 Rd2+
  60. 60.Kc4 Rc2+
  61. 61.Kb5 Rf2
  62. 62.Ra6+ Kf7
  63. 63.Ra3 Kf6
  64. 64.Nd6 Rb2+
  65. 65.Kc6 Rc2+
  66. 66.Kb5 Rb2+
  67. 67.Kc4 Rc2+
  68. 68.Kb3 Rc6
  69. 69.Ne4+ Kg6
  70. 70.Ra5 Ne6
  71. 71.Rd5 Rb6+
  72. 72.Kc4 Ra6
  73. 73.Re5 Rb6
  74. 74.Rf5 Ra6
  75. 75.Kb4 Rb6+
  76. 76.Ka5 Rc6
  77. 77.Rd5 Kh6
  78. 78.Re5 Kg6
  79. 79.Rd5 Kh6
  80. 80.Kb5 Rc7
  81. 81.Rd6 Rb7+
  82. 82.Kc6 Re7
  83. 83.Kd5 Kg7
  84. 84.Rxe6 Rd7+
  85. 85.Nd6 Ra7
  86. 86.Re7+ Rxe7
  87. 87.Nf5+ Kf6
  88. 88.Nxe7 Kxe7
  89. 89.Ke5 Kf7
  90. 90.Kf5 Kf8
  91. 91.Kxg5 Kg8
  92. 92.f4

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