Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen

NIC Classic Prelim 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event NIC Classic Prelim 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 13.3
Date 2021.04.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

K7/8/8/8/8/7k/8/8 w - - 0 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.c5 Nc6
  6. 6.h3 b6
  7. 7.cxb6 cxb6
  8. 8.Bf4 Ne4
  9. 9.e3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.Bd3 Bd7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Qb1 g6
  15. 15.Qxb6 Rfb8
  16. 16.Qc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.dxc5 Rc8
  18. 18.e4 Ne7
  19. 19.Ne5 Bb5
  20. 20.exd5 Bxd3
  21. 21.Nxd3 Nxd5
  22. 22.Rab1 Rc7
  23. 23.Rb3 Nf6
  24. 24.Rfb1 Ne4
  25. 25.Rb7 Rac8
  26. 26.Rxc7 Rxc7
  27. 27.Rb4 Nxc3
  28. 28.Rc4 Nd5
  29. 29.Ra4 Rc6
  30. 30.Ra5 f6
  31. 31.f4 h6
  32. 32.Kf2 g5
  33. 33.g3 gxf4
  34. 34.gxf4 Kf7
  35. 35.Kf3 Kg6
  36. 36.Ke4 Nc3+
  37. 37.Ke3 Nd5+
  38. 38.Ke4 Nc3+
  39. 39.Kd4 Nd5
  40. 40.Ra4 Kf5
  41. 41.Nb4 Nxb4
  42. 42.Rxb4 Rc8
  43. 43.Rb6 e5+
  44. 44.fxe5 fxe5+
  45. 45.Kd5 e4
  46. 46.c6 e3
  47. 47.Rb1 e2
  48. 48.Re1 Rd8+
  49. 49.Kc5 Rd2
  50. 50.c7 Rc2+
  51. 51.Kb6 Rb2+
  52. 52.Ka7 Rc2
  53. 53.Kb7 Rb2+
  54. 54.Kc6 Rc2+
  55. 55.Kd6 Rd2+
  56. 56.Ke7 Rc2
  57. 57.Kd7 Rd2+
  58. 58.Kc6 Rc2+
  59. 59.Kb6 Rb2+
  60. 60.Ka7 Rc2
  61. 61.Rxe2 Rxc7+
  62. 62.Kxa6 Rc3
  63. 63.Rh2 Kf4
  64. 64.a4 Kg3
  65. 65.Rh1 h5
  66. 66.h4 Rb3
  67. 67.a5 Rb2
  68. 68.Ka7 Rb5
  69. 69.a6 Rb2
  70. 70.Ka8 Rb5
  71. 71.a7 Rb2
  72. 72.Rc1 Kxh4
  73. 73.Rc7 Kg3
  74. 74.Rb7 Ra2
  75. 75.Kb8 h4
  76. 76.Rg7+ Kf3
  77. 77.a8=Q+ Rxa8+
  78. 78.Kxa8 h3
  79. 79.Rh7 Kg2
  80. 80.Rxh3 Kxh3

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