Hikaru Nakamura vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 18.3
Date 2018.11.14
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

K7/P1k5/4p3/1p2Pp1p/1P3P1P/8/8/8 w - - 1 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.e3 e6
  3. 3.b3 b6
  4. 4.Bb2 Bb7
  5. 5.g3 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.c4 c5
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.Qe2 Nc6
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Rd1 Bf6
  12. 12.d4 cxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Bxd4
  15. 15.Rxd4 Qe7
  16. 16.Qb2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Nd2 Nf6
  18. 18.Bxb7 Qxb7
  19. 19.Nc4 Rd5
  20. 20.Rad1 Rad8
  21. 21.f3 h6
  22. 22.e4 Rxd4
  23. 23.Rxd4 Rxd4
  24. 24.Qxd4 Qd7
  25. 25.Qd6 Qxd6
  26. 26.Nxd6 Nd7
  27. 27.Kf2 Kf8
  28. 28.Ke3 a6
  29. 29.f4 Ke7
  30. 30.e5 f5
  31. 31.b4 Kd8
  32. 32.a4 Ke7
  33. 33.Kd4 g5
  34. 34.a5 b5
  35. 35.h4 gxf4
  36. 36.gxf4 h5
  37. 37.Nb7 Kf7
  38. 38.Nd8+ Ke7
  39. 39.Nb7 Kf7
  40. 40.Ke3 Ke7
  41. 41.Kd3 Kf7
  42. 42.Kc3 Ke7
  43. 43.Kd4 Kf7
  44. 44.Nd6+ Ke7
  45. 45.Kd3 Kf8
  46. 46.Ke3 Ke7
  47. 47.Kd4 Kd8
  48. 48.Kd3 Ke7
  49. 49.Nb7 Kf7
  50. 50.Nd8+ Ke7
  51. 51.Nc6+ Ke8
  52. 52.Ke3 Kf7
  53. 53.Kd3 Ke8
  54. 54.Nd4 Ke7
  55. 55.Ne2 Kf7
  56. 56.Kd4 Kg7
  57. 57.Kc3 Kf7
  58. 58.Kd3 Nf8
  59. 59.Kd4 Nd7
  60. 60.Ng3 Kg6
  61. 61.Kc3 Kh6
  62. 62.Kd3 Nf8
  63. 63.Ne2 Kg6
  64. 64.Nd4 Kf7
  65. 65.Nxb5 axb5
  66. 66.a6 Nd7
  67. 67.a7 Nb6
  68. 68.Kd4 Ke7
  69. 69.Kc5 Na8
  70. 70.Kc6 Kd8
  71. 71.Kb7 Kd7
  72. 72.Kxa8 Kc7

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