Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 7.2
Date 2026.04.05
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

1r3k2/8/R3p2p/3pn1pP/8/5P2/1P4P1/3N1K2 b - - 9 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Qc7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Na6
  8. 8.f3 Rd8
  9. 9.e4 Be6
  10. 10.Ne5 Nb4
  11. 11.Be3 a5
  12. 12.Bc4 Nd7
  13. 13.Bxe6 Nxe5
  14. 14.O-O fxe6
  15. 15.Bf4 Nbd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 Nxd3
  17. 17.Bxc7 Rxd4
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rd7
  19. 19.Bxa5 g6
  20. 20.Ne2 Bg7
  21. 21.Bc3 Bxc3
  22. 22.Nxc3 Kf7
  23. 23.a5 Rhd8
  24. 24.a6 bxa6
  25. 25.Rxa6 Rd6
  26. 26.h4 Rb8
  27. 27.Rd2 h6
  28. 28.Nd1 g5
  29. 29.h5 Ne5
  30. 30.Rxd6 exd6
  31. 31.Ra7+ Kf8
  32. 32.Kf1 d5
  33. 33.exd5 cxd5
  34. 34.Ra6 Ke7
  35. 35.Ra7+ Kf8
  36. 36.Ra6 Ke7
  37. 37.Ra7+ Kf8
  38. 38.Ra6

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