Hikaru Nakamura vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

12th Norway Chess 2024 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 86 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event 12th Norway Chess 2024
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.2
Date 2024.05.30
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46)
Moves 86
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/5p2/4rk1p/5N1P/5K2/8/8 b - - 52 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd2 c5
  6. 6.a3 Bxc3
  7. 7.Bxc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Ne2 b6
  9. 9.d5 Ba6
  10. 10.b3 b5
  11. 11.Qc2 exd5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxc3
  13. 13.Qxc3 d6
  14. 14.Ng3 Nd7
  15. 15.Be2 Nf6
  16. 16.Qd2 Re8
  17. 17.f3 Qb6
  18. 18.e4 Bc8
  19. 19.a4 Bd7
  20. 20.axb5 Bxb5
  21. 21.Bxb5 Qxb5
  22. 22.Nf5 Nxe4
  23. 23.fxe4 Rxe4+
  24. 24.Kf2 Re5
  25. 25.Nxd6 Qb6
  26. 26.Nc4 Qf6+
  27. 27.Kg1 Re2
  28. 28.Rf1 Rxd2
  29. 29.Rxf6 Rxd5
  30. 30.Rf3 Rd1+
  31. 31.Rf1 Rd3
  32. 32.Na5 Rd2
  33. 33.h4 Ra2
  34. 34.Nc4 a5
  35. 35.Rh3 a4
  36. 36.Nb6 Rb8
  37. 37.Nxa4 Rc2
  38. 38.Rf4 h5
  39. 39.Rd3 f6
  40. 40.Re4 Rb7
  41. 41.Kh2 Kf7
  42. 42.Kh3 Kg6
  43. 43.Kg3 Kh6
  44. 44.Kf3 Kg6
  45. 45.Kg3 Kh6
  46. 46.Kh2 Kg6
  47. 47.Rg3+ Kf7
  48. 48.Rf4 Rb8
  49. 49.Rgf3 Kg6
  50. 50.Kh3 Kf7
  51. 51.g3 Kg6
  52. 52.Re4 Kh6
  53. 53.Rfe3 Rb5
  54. 54.Rd3 Rb8
  55. 55.Rc4 Rxc4
  56. 56.bxc4 Rb4
  57. 57.Nxc5 Rxc4
  58. 58.Ne6 g5
  59. 59.Rd5 gxh4
  60. 60.gxh4 Kg6
  61. 61.Nd4 Rc3+
  62. 62.Kg2 Rd3
  63. 63.Nf5 Ra3
  64. 64.Ng3 Ra2+
  65. 65.Kf3 Ra3+
  66. 66.Kf4 Ra4+
  67. 67.Ne4 Ra1
  68. 68.Rd6 Rf1+
  69. 69.Ke3 Rf5
  70. 70.Rc6 Rf1
  71. 71.Ra6 Rf5
  72. 72.Ra1 Re5
  73. 73.Kd4 Re6
  74. 74.Rf1 Ra6
  75. 75.Nc3 Ra3
  76. 76.Rf4 Ra6
  77. 77.Nd5 Re6
  78. 78.Re4 Rd6
  79. 79.Rf4 Re6
  80. 80.Kd3 Kf7
  81. 81.Ra4 Rd6
  82. 82.Ke4 Re6+
  83. 83.Kf3 Re5
  84. 84.Ra7+ Kg6
  85. 85.Nf4+ Kf5
  86. 86.Rh7

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