Hikaru Nakamura vs Gukesh Dommaraju

13th Norway Chess 2025 · Scotch Game · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1-0
Event 13th Norway Chess 2025
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 8.3
Date 2025.06.03
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R1b1k/p1p3p1/5rPq/3B4/7Q/2P3PK/P7/8 b - - 8 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 Bg4
  10. 10.f3 Bh5
  11. 11.Bg5 cxd5
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Nxd5 Qxb2
  14. 14.Rb1 Bc5+
  15. 15.Kh1 Qe5
  16. 16.Re1 Qd6
  17. 17.Ne7+ Kh8
  18. 18.Qe2 Rab8
  19. 19.Qe4 Bg6
  20. 20.Nxg6+ fxg6
  21. 21.Rxb8 Rxb8
  22. 22.g3 Rf8
  23. 23.Kg2 Bb6
  24. 24.h4 Qc5
  25. 25.f4 Qf5
  26. 26.Qc4 Qf6
  27. 27.Re5 Qd6
  28. 28.c3 Qa3
  29. 29.Kh3 Qd6
  30. 30.Kg2 Qa3
  31. 31.Kh3 Qd6
  32. 32.Qe4 Bc5
  33. 33.Kg2 Qb6
  34. 34.Kh3 Qd6
  35. 35.h5 Qd7+
  36. 36.Kg2 Bd6
  37. 37.Re6 Rf6
  38. 38.Re8+ Bf8
  39. 39.Qa8 Qd6
  40. 40.Rd8 Qe7
  41. 41.hxg6 hxg6
  42. 42.Qc8 Qc5
  43. 43.Be4 g5
  44. 44.fxg5 Qf2+
  45. 45.Kh3 Rf7
  46. 46.g6 Rf6
  47. 47.Qg4 Qf1+
  48. 48.Bg2 Qc1
  49. 49.Qh4+ Qh6
  50. 50.Bd5

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