Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE World Cup 2023 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2023
Site Baku AZE
Round 4.2
Date 2023.08.10
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

3k4/pp1P2p1/4P3/3b3p/3B4/1P4P1/1K6/8 b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Nd4
  5. 5.Bg2 Nxf3+
  6. 6.Bxf3 Bb4
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.d3 c6
  9. 9.Qb3 Be7
  10. 10.Be3 d6
  11. 11.O-O-O Nxg4
  12. 12.Bxg4 Bxg4
  13. 13.Rhg1 Qd7
  14. 14.d4 e4
  15. 15.d5 c5
  16. 16.Nxe4 Bf5
  17. 17.Ng3 Bg6
  18. 18.Bd2 O-O-O
  19. 19.e4 Bh4
  20. 20.f3 Bh7
  21. 21.Kb1 Bxg3
  22. 22.hxg3 f5
  23. 23.exf5 Qxf5+
  24. 24.Ka1 Rhf8
  25. 25.f4 h5
  26. 26.Rde1 Qc2
  27. 27.Bc3 Qxb3
  28. 28.axb3 Rf7
  29. 29.b4 cxb4
  30. 30.Bxb4 Bf5
  31. 31.b3 Kd7
  32. 32.Kb2 Re7
  33. 33.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  34. 34.Re1+ Kd7
  35. 35.c5 dxc5
  36. 36.Bxc5 Re8
  37. 37.Re5 Rxe5
  38. 38.fxe5 Be4
  39. 39.e6+ Ke8
  40. 40.d6 Bd5
  41. 41.d7+ Kd8
  42. 42.Bd4

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