Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 14.4
Date 2026.04.15
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/p1p2kp1/2p1b2p/2P1P3/4B2P/r3K1P1/4P3/1R6 w - - 10 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 h6
  5. 5.g3 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.Ne5 Nc6
  8. 8.Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.c5 e5
  10. 10.dxe5 Ng4
  11. 11.Qd4 f6
  12. 12.f4 Rb8
  13. 13.h3 fxe5
  14. 14.fxe5 Nf2
  15. 15.Rh2 Ne4
  16. 16.Nxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Be3 Bf5
  18. 18.O-O-O Bg5
  19. 19.Qc4+ Kh8
  20. 20.Rxd8 Bxe3+
  21. 21.Rd2 Rfd8
  22. 22.Qc3 Bxd2+
  23. 23.Qxd2 Rxd2
  24. 24.Kxd2 Rxb2+
  25. 25.Ke3 Kg8
  26. 26.Bxe4 Be6
  27. 27.Rh1 Kf7
  28. 28.h4 Rxa2
  29. 29.Rb1 Ra3+
  30. 30.Kd4 Ra4+
  31. 31.Ke3 Ra3+
  32. 32.Kd4 Ra4+
  33. 33.Ke3 Ra3+

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