Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Hikaru Nakamura

12th Norway Chess 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 12th Norway Chess 2024
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 10.2
Date 2024.06.07
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

4R1k1/2pq1p2/p5p1/5NQp/2b4P/2P5/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 Nge7
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.cxd4 Bb4+
  8. 8.Bd2 Bxd2+
  9. 9.Qxd2 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Bxc6+ bxc6
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Ne5 Re8
  14. 14.Re1 Bf5
  15. 15.Nc3 Nb4
  16. 16.Qf4 Be6
  17. 17.Re2 Nd5
  18. 18.Qg3 Nxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 c5
  20. 20.dxc5 Qd5
  21. 21.c6 Qd6
  22. 22.Nf3 Qxc6
  23. 23.Nd4 Qd7
  24. 24.Rae1 Bc4
  25. 25.Nf5 g6
  26. 26.Re7 Rxe7
  27. 27.Nxe7+ Kg7
  28. 28.h4 h5
  29. 29.Qg5 Re8
  30. 30.Nf5+ Kg8
  31. 31.Rxe8+

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