Hikaru Nakamura vs Gukesh Dommaraju

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2022 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 16.5
Date 2022.12.04
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q1k5/2pq1p2/p7/1p3Pp1/2r5/P7/1P4K1/2R2N2 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 Bb4
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 Ne4
  9. 9.Rc1 Nc6
  10. 10.Bd3 h5
  11. 11.f3 Nxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 Qe7
  13. 13.Kf2 Be6
  14. 14.Nge2 h4
  15. 15.g4 O-O-O
  16. 16.a3 Bd6
  17. 17.Nb5 a6
  18. 18.Nxd6+ Rxd6
  19. 19.Qd2 Rf8
  20. 20.Bf5 Bxf5
  21. 21.gxf5 Qd7
  22. 22.Qd3 Ne7
  23. 23.g4 hxg3+
  24. 24.Nxg3 Rf6
  25. 25.e4 dxe4
  26. 26.fxe4 Rd6
  27. 27.d5 Nxd5
  28. 28.exd5 Rxd5
  29. 29.Qc4 Rd2+
  30. 30.Kg1 Re8
  31. 31.Rh2 Rd4
  32. 32.Qc2 Rg4
  33. 33.Rg2 Re3
  34. 34.Nf1 Ree4
  35. 35.Qc5 b5
  36. 36.Qa7 Rxg2+
  37. 37.Kxg2 Rc4
  38. 38.Qa8#

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