Hikaru Nakamura vs Gukesh Dommaraju

Checkmate: USA vs India · 2025 · Bird's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Checkmate: USA vs India
Site Arlington, TX USA
Round 5.5
Date 2025.10.04
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/3k3K/7B/8/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 g6
  4. 4.c4 c6
  5. 5.d4 Bg7
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 c5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Kh1 Nc6
  12. 12.b3 Nxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Bc6
  14. 14.f5 Nd5
  15. 15.Bxd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Bg5 Bc6
  17. 17.Be3 Qd7
  18. 18.d5 Bb5
  19. 19.Nxb5 Qxb5
  20. 20.Rc1 Rad8
  21. 21.Rc5 Qd7
  22. 22.fxg6 fxg6
  23. 23.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  24. 24.Bg1 b6
  25. 25.Rc2 Rf5
  26. 26.Rd2 Be5
  27. 27.Qc2 Bd6
  28. 28.Qc4 h5
  29. 29.Qe4 Kh7
  30. 30.Rf2 Rxf2
  31. 31.Bxf2 Qf5
  32. 32.Qxf5 gxf5
  33. 33.g3 Kg6
  34. 34.Kg2 f4
  35. 35.Kf3 Kf5
  36. 36.Bd4 fxg3
  37. 37.hxg3 Be5
  38. 38.Be3 Bc3
  39. 39.Bf4 Bb4
  40. 40.Bb8 a6
  41. 41.Ba7 b5
  42. 42.Bd4 Ba3
  43. 43.Bc3 Bd6
  44. 44.Bd4 Be5
  45. 45.Bc5 Bd6
  46. 46.Bd4 a5
  47. 47.a4 bxa4
  48. 48.bxa4 Be5
  49. 49.Bb6 Bc3
  50. 50.Bc7 Bb4
  51. 51.Ke3 Bd6
  52. 52.Bxa5 Ke5
  53. 53.Kf3 Kxd5
  54. 54.Bd2 e5
  55. 55.Be1 e4+
  56. 56.Ke2 Kc4
  57. 57.Ke3 Bxg3
  58. 58.Bxg3 Kb4
  59. 59.Kxe4 Kxa4
  60. 60.Bh4 Kb5
  61. 61.Kf5 Kc6
  62. 62.Kg5 Kd5
  63. 63.Kxh5

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