(White) Hikaru Nakamura vs (Black) Dommaraju Gukesh I 2025; 1-0

Checkmate: USA vs India
Arlington, TX USA

2025.10.04

1-0

(White) Hikaru Nakamura vs

(Black) Dommaraju Gukesh

Hikaru Nakamura wins after 56 moves.

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. c4 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 a5

9. c5 Bc7 10. b5 cxb5 11. Bxb5 b6 12. c6 Nb8 13. a4 Na6 14. O-O Nb4 15. Ne5 Bd6

16. Rc1 Ne8 17. Nd3 Nc7 18. Nxb4 axb4 19. Bd3 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. e4 Qa8 22.

exd5 Nxd5 23. Ne4 Bf4 24. Rc4 Rc8 25. g3 Bb8 26. Qc2 Rxa4 27. Ng5 g6 28. Rc1 Bd6

29. Qe2 b5 30. R4c2 b3 31. Rd2 Rxc6 32. Rcd1 Rac4 33. Qf3 Qb7 34. Qxb3 Rb4 35.

Qf3 Rbc4 36. Ne4 Be7 37. Nc5 Qc8 38. Nd3 Bd6 39. Nc5 b4 40. Ra1 Bxc5 41. dxc5

R6xc5 42. Rdd1 Rc2 43. Bd4 R5c4 44. Be5 h5 45. h4 Qd7 46. Kh2 Kh7 47. Rxd5 exd5

48. Qf6 Rxf2+ 49. Qxf2 Qe6 50. Bf4 b3 51. Rc1 Rxc1 52. Bxc1 Kg8 53. Bb2 Qe4 54.

Qf6 Qc2+ 55. Kh3 Kf8 56. Qd8# 1-0
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