Hikaru Nakamura vs Gukesh Dommaraju

Clutch Chess: Champions · 2025 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Clutch Chess: Champions
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 10.1
Date 2025.10.28
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

1R6/8/8/k1p5/8/6r1/2K5/8 b - - 11 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nd5 d6
  5. 5.d4 Bg4
  6. 6.dxe5 Nxe5
  7. 7.Bg5 Be7
  8. 8.Nxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Be2 Bxf3
  10. 10.gxf3 h6
  11. 11.Be3 d5
  12. 12.f4 Qb4+
  13. 13.Qd2 Qxe4
  14. 14.O-O-O Nc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Qxc4
  16. 16.b3 Qa6
  17. 17.Bd4 O-O-O
  18. 18.Kb1 Rhe8
  19. 19.f3 Re2
  20. 20.Qc3 Rd6
  21. 21.Bxf6 gxf6
  22. 22.Rd2 b6
  23. 23.Rxe2 Qxe2
  24. 24.Re1 Qxh2
  25. 25.Re7 Rd7
  26. 26.Re8+ Kb7
  27. 27.Qxf6 Qg1+
  28. 28.Kb2 Qc5
  29. 29.Qf5 Qc6
  30. 30.Rh8 d4
  31. 31.Qe4 Rd6
  32. 32.f5 Ka6
  33. 33.Qd3+ Qb5
  34. 34.Qe4 Qc6
  35. 35.Qd3+ Qb5
  36. 36.Qe4 d3
  37. 37.a4 Qd5
  38. 38.cxd3 Qxd3
  39. 39.Qxd3+ Rxd3
  40. 40.Rxh6 c5
  41. 41.Rf6 Ka5
  42. 42.Rxf7 Kb4
  43. 43.Rxa7 Rxb3+
  44. 44.Kc2 Rc3+
  45. 45.Kb2 Rxf3
  46. 46.Rb7 Rf2+
  47. 47.Kb1 Rxf5
  48. 48.Rxb6+ Kxa4
  49. 49.Kc2 Ka5
  50. 50.Rb8 Rf3
  51. 51.Rb7 Rg3
  52. 52.Rb8 Rf3
  53. 53.Rb7 Rg3
  54. 54.Rb8

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