Hikaru Nakamura vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 4.1
Date 2024.04.07
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 24
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Final Position

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

r5k1/2pq2p1/3ppnnp/1p2p3/4P3/3PP1NP/1PPN2P1/3Q1RK1 b - - 11 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O b5
  7. 7.Bb3 h6
  8. 8.a4 Rb8
  9. 9.Be3 Bxe3
  10. 10.fxe3 d6
  11. 11.axb5 axb5
  12. 12.Qe1 O-O
  13. 13.h3 Ne7
  14. 14.Nc3 Be6
  15. 15.Nd2 Qd7
  16. 16.Ne2 Ra8
  17. 17.Bxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Rxa8 Rxa8
  19. 19.Ng3 Ng6
  20. 20.Qd1 Ra2
  21. 21.Qb1 Ra8
  22. 22.Qd1 Ra2
  23. 23.Qb1 Ra8
  24. 24.Qd1

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