Hikaru Nakamura vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 99 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 18.3
Date 2024.08.16
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 99
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/5P2/8/2pP1RNp/PpP5/1K1n3r/8/8 b - - 0 99

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 d6
  8. 8.c3 h6
  9. 9.Be3 Bxe3
  10. 10.fxe3 O-O
  11. 11.Qe1 Be6
  12. 12.Bc2 Ne7
  13. 13.Nh4 c5
  14. 14.Nd2 Ng6
  15. 15.Nf5 a5
  16. 16.a4 b4
  17. 17.Bb3 Rb8
  18. 18.Bc4 Kh7
  19. 19.cxb4 Rxb4
  20. 20.b3 Bxc4
  21. 21.dxc4 Rb6
  22. 22.Ng3 Qd7
  23. 23.Ne2 Qe6
  24. 24.Nc3 Ne7
  25. 25.Qb1 Kg8
  26. 26.Qd3 Nc6
  27. 27.Rf3 Nb4
  28. 28.Qe2 Nh7
  29. 29.Raf1 Rb7
  30. 30.Nb5 Rd7
  31. 31.R3f2 Ng5
  32. 32.h4 Nh7
  33. 33.Nb1 Nf6
  34. 34.N1c3 Ne8
  35. 35.h5 Nc7
  36. 36.Rf5 Ne8
  37. 37.Qf3 Nc7
  38. 38.Qg3 Kh8
  39. 39.Qf2 Nca6
  40. 40.Rd1 Kg8
  41. 41.Ne2 Nc6
  42. 42.Nec3 Nab4
  43. 43.Qg3 Ne7
  44. 44.Rf3 Kh8
  45. 45.Rdf1 Ng8
  46. 46.Nd5 Nxd5
  47. 47.exd5 Qe7
  48. 48.Rf5 Rb7
  49. 49.Qe1 Qd8
  50. 50.R1f3 Rd7
  51. 51.Rf1 Rb7
  52. 52.Qg3 Qe7
  53. 53.R1f3 Qd8
  54. 54.Qf2 Qe7
  55. 55.Kf1 Rd7
  56. 56.Ke1 Qe8
  57. 57.Kd1 f6
  58. 58.Rh3 Ne7
  59. 59.Rff3 f5
  60. 60.e4 f4
  61. 61.g3 Ng8
  62. 62.gxf4 Nf6
  63. 63.Qe3 Ng4
  64. 64.Qg1 Nf6
  65. 65.Qg6 exf4
  66. 66.Qxe8 Rxe8
  67. 67.Rxf4 Re5
  68. 68.Rfh4 Kg8
  69. 69.Nc3 Rb7
  70. 70.Kc2 Kf8
  71. 71.Rf3 Ke8
  72. 72.Rf5 Rbe7
  73. 73.Kd3 Rxf5
  74. 74.exf5 Re5
  75. 75.Ne4 Ke7
  76. 76.Ng3 Re1
  77. 77.Rh2 Rd1+
  78. 78.Kc2 Rg1
  79. 79.Re2+ Kd7
  80. 80.Re3 Ng4
  81. 81.Rc3 Rg2+
  82. 82.Kd1 Rh2
  83. 83.Ne4 Rxh5
  84. 84.Rg3 Rh4
  85. 85.f6 g5
  86. 86.f7 Ke7
  87. 87.Nxd6 Rh1+
  88. 88.Ke2 Rh2+
  89. 89.Ke1 h5
  90. 90.Rf3 Kf8
  91. 91.Ne4 Rh1+
  92. 92.Kd2 Rh2+
  93. 93.Kc3 Ne5
  94. 94.Rf5 Rh3+
  95. 95.Kb2 Nd3+
  96. 96.Ka3 Rh1
  97. 97.b4 axb4+
  98. 98.Kb3 Rh3
  99. 99.Nxg5

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