Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 11.1
Date 2024.04.17
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5b2/7k/8/K1p1P3/P5r1/7P/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Qxd5
  6. 6.Nc3 Qxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 a6
  8. 8.g3 e5
  9. 9.Nb3 Nc6
  10. 10.Bg2 a5
  11. 11.Nb5 Bb4+
  12. 12.Bd2 Ke7
  13. 13.a3 Bxd2+
  14. 14.Nxd2 a4
  15. 15.Nc4 Be6
  16. 16.Rc1 Ra6
  17. 17.O-O Rd8
  18. 18.Ne3 Ra5
  19. 19.Bxc6 bxc6
  20. 20.Nc3 Bb3
  21. 21.Nb1 Ra6
  22. 22.f4 e4
  23. 23.Kf2 Rb6
  24. 24.Nc3 g6
  25. 25.Rb1 Nd5
  26. 26.Rbc1 f5
  27. 27.g4 fxg4
  28. 28.Nxg4 Nxf4
  29. 29.Ke3 Nd5+
  30. 30.Kxe4 Nxc3+
  31. 31.bxc3 c5
  32. 32.Rf4 Bd5+
  33. 33.Ke3 h5
  34. 34.c4 Ba8
  35. 35.Nh6 Re6+
  36. 36.Kf2 Rf6
  37. 37.Kg3 Rh8
  38. 38.Rxf6 Kxf6
  39. 39.Rf1+ Kg7
  40. 40.Nf5+ gxf5
  41. 41.Rxf5 Rc8
  42. 42.Rxh5 Bb7
  43. 43.Kf4 Ba6
  44. 44.Ke5 Kg6
  45. 45.Rh4 Kg5
  46. 46.Rh3 Bxc4
  47. 47.Rg3+ Kh6
  48. 48.e4 Rc6
  49. 49.Kf5 Bf7
  50. 50.Ke5 c4
  51. 51.Kd4 Rd6+
  52. 52.Kc5 Rd3
  53. 53.Kb4 Rb3+
  54. 54.Kxa4 Rxg3

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