Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Leon Luke Mendonca

87th Tata Steel Masters · 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Leon Luke Mendonca
Result 1-0
Event 87th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4.5
Date 2025.01.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b4/3r3k/2NPR1p1/6pp/8/6P1/5PPK/8 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 d6
  9. 9.c3 Bb6
  10. 10.a4 Rb8
  11. 11.axb5 axb5
  12. 12.Na3 b4
  13. 13.Nc4 bxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 O-O
  15. 15.O-O Kh8
  16. 16.Ba4 Bd7
  17. 17.Rb1 g5
  18. 18.Bg3 Ba7
  19. 19.Ra1 Bb6
  20. 20.Re1 Ne7
  21. 21.d4 Bxa4
  22. 22.Rxa4 exd4
  23. 23.cxd4 Ng6
  24. 24.e5 Nh5
  25. 25.exd6 Nxg3
  26. 26.dxc7 Qxc7
  27. 27.hxg3 Rbe8
  28. 28.Ne3 Qd7
  29. 29.Qa1 Kh7
  30. 30.Ra6 Rb8
  31. 31.Nc4 Bc7
  32. 32.Ra7 Qc6
  33. 33.Rc1 Ra8
  34. 34.d5 Rxa7
  35. 35.Qxa7 Ra8
  36. 36.Qd4 Qd7
  37. 37.d6 Bd8
  38. 38.Nce5 Qe6
  39. 39.Nxg6 fxg6
  40. 40.Re1 Qf7
  41. 41.Qe4 Ra7
  42. 42.Ne5 Qe6
  43. 43.Nc6 Qxe4
  44. 44.Rxe4 Rd7
  45. 45.Re6 h5
  46. 46.Kh2

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