Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE World Cup 2023 · King's Pawn Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2023
Site Baku AZE
Round 4.4
Date 2023.08.11
Opening King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r6/5R2/2p4k/5B2/pp1nPP1p/3N4/PPP4K/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bc4 Nc6
  5. 5.h3 Nf6
  6. 6.Qe2 e5
  7. 7.dxe5 dxe5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Rd1 Bd7
  10. 10.Nc3 Qc8
  11. 11.Bg5 Re8
  12. 12.Nd5 Nh5
  13. 13.Qd2 Be6
  14. 14.Bb5 f6
  15. 15.Bh6 Kh8
  16. 16.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  17. 17.Qc3 Bd7
  18. 18.Rd2 a6
  19. 19.Ba4 b5
  20. 20.Bb3 Ra7
  21. 21.Rad1 Nb8
  22. 22.Qc5 Qb7
  23. 23.g4 c6
  24. 24.Nb6 Nf4
  25. 25.Nxd7 a5
  26. 26.Nxb8 Rxb8
  27. 27.Qxa7 Qxa7
  28. 28.Rd7+ Qxd7
  29. 29.Rxd7+ Kh6
  30. 30.g5+ fxg5
  31. 31.Nxe5 g4
  32. 32.hxg4 Kg5
  33. 33.f3 h5
  34. 34.gxh5 gxh5
  35. 35.Nd3 a4
  36. 36.Bf7 h4
  37. 37.Kh2 Ne2
  38. 38.Be6 b4
  39. 39.Rf7 Nd4
  40. 40.f4+ Kh6
  41. 41.Bf5

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