Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

World Rapid 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 12.6
Date 2025.12.28
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

2b1B3/8/8/P1k1p1p1/2p5/2P2K2/8/8 b - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nge7
  5. 5.O-O Ng6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bc5
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Ba7
  10. 10.Nxc6 dxc6
  11. 11.Bxa7 Rxa7
  12. 12.Qxd8 Rxd8
  13. 13.Rd1 Rxd1+
  14. 14.Bxd1 Ra8
  15. 15.Nd2 Be6
  16. 16.Bc2 Rd8
  17. 17.Nf3 c5
  18. 18.a3 Bg4
  19. 19.Rd1 Rxd1+
  20. 20.Bxd1 Nf4
  21. 21.Kf1 c4
  22. 22.h3 Bh5
  23. 23.g4 Bg6
  24. 24.Nd2 Nxh3
  25. 25.Ke2 f6
  26. 26.Ke3 Bf7
  27. 27.f4 g5
  28. 28.f5 Nf4
  29. 29.Be2 b5
  30. 30.Bf1 h5
  31. 31.gxh5 Bxh5
  32. 32.a4 c5
  33. 33.e5 Kf7
  34. 34.Ne4 Nd5+
  35. 35.Kf2 fxe5
  36. 36.a5 Nc7
  37. 37.Bg2 Bg4
  38. 38.Nxc5 Bxf5
  39. 39.Bb7 Ke7
  40. 40.Nxa6 Nxa6
  41. 41.Bxa6 Bd7
  42. 42.Bb7 Kd6
  43. 43.Be4 Bc8
  44. 44.Kf3 Kc5
  45. 45.Bg6 b4
  46. 46.Be8 bxc3
  47. 47.bxc3 Bf5
  48. 48.Ba4 Bc8
  49. 49.Be8 Kd6
  50. 50.Bf7 Kc5
  51. 51.Be8

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