Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Sergey Karjakin

NIC Classic Prelim 2021 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event NIC Classic Prelim 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.7
Date 2021.04.24
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/2p3Q1/1p2P3/p1nk1P2/7p/1P1pP2P/P4P1K/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bg2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Ne5 Nbd7
  12. 12.Bf4 Re8
  13. 13.Rc1 Nf8
  14. 14.Nb5 Ne6
  15. 15.Nc6 Qd7
  16. 16.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  17. 17.Nc3 Nxf4
  18. 18.gxf4 a5
  19. 19.e3 Ba6
  20. 20.Re1 Rd8
  21. 21.Rc2 g6
  22. 22.Qd2 h5
  23. 23.Rec1 h4
  24. 24.h3 Qf5
  25. 25.Na4 Rdd7
  26. 26.Qd1 Kg7
  27. 27.Nb2 Kh6
  28. 28.Rc6 Bb5
  29. 29.R6c2 Ba6
  30. 30.Kh2 Kg7
  31. 31.Bf1 Bxf1
  32. 32.Qxf1 Ne4
  33. 33.Rc6 Kf8
  34. 34.Nd3 f6
  35. 35.R1c2 Ke8
  36. 36.Qg2 Nd6
  37. 37.Ne5 fxe5
  38. 38.dxe5 Ne4
  39. 39.Rxg6 Kd8
  40. 40.Rg8+ Re8
  41. 41.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  42. 42.Qg8+ Qf8
  43. 43.Qe6+ Kd8
  44. 44.Qc6 Nc5
  45. 45.Rc1 d4
  46. 46.Rg1 d3
  47. 47.Rg8 Qxg8
  48. 48.Qa8+ Ke7
  49. 49.Qxg8 Rd8
  50. 50.Qg7+ Ke6
  51. 51.f5+ Kd5
  52. 52.e6

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