Hikaru Nakamura vs Gukesh Dommaraju

Checkmate: USA vs India · 2025 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1-0
Event Checkmate: USA vs India
Site Arlington, TX USA
Round 5.5
Date 2025.10.04
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q1k2/5p2/6p1/3p3p/7P/1p4PK/1Bq5/8 b - - 8 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.b4 e6
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.a3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 c6
  7. 7.d4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nbd2 a5
  9. 9.c5 Bc7
  10. 10.b5 cxb5
  11. 11.Bxb5 b6
  12. 12.c6 Nb8
  13. 13.a4 Na6
  14. 14.O-O Nb4
  15. 15.Ne5 Bd6
  16. 16.Rc1 Ne8
  17. 17.Nd3 Nc7
  18. 18.Nxb4 axb4
  19. 19.Bd3 Ba6
  20. 20.Bxa6 Rxa6
  21. 21.e4 Qa8
  22. 22.exd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Ne4 Bf4
  24. 24.Rc4 Rc8
  25. 25.g3 Bb8
  26. 26.Qc2 Rxa4
  27. 27.Ng5 g6
  28. 28.Rc1 Bd6
  29. 29.Qe2 b5
  30. 30.R4c2 b3
  31. 31.Rd2 Rxc6
  32. 32.Rcd1 Rac4
  33. 33.Qf3 Qb7
  34. 34.Qxb3 Rb4
  35. 35.Qf3 Rbc4
  36. 36.Ne4 Be7
  37. 37.Nc5 Qc8
  38. 38.Nd3 Bd6
  39. 39.Nc5 b4
  40. 40.Ra1 Bxc5
  41. 41.dxc5 R6xc5
  42. 42.Rdd1 Rc2
  43. 43.Bd4 R5c4
  44. 44.Be5 h5
  45. 45.h4 Qd7
  46. 46.Kh2 Kh7
  47. 47.Rxd5 exd5
  48. 48.Qf6 Rxf2+
  49. 49.Qxf2 Qe6
  50. 50.Bf4 b3
  51. 51.Rc1 Rxc1
  52. 52.Bxc1 Kg8
  53. 53.Bb2 Qe4
  54. 54.Qf6 Qc2+
  55. 55.Kh3 Kf8
  56. 56.Qd8#

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