Richard Rapport vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

84th Tata Steel Masters · 2022 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event 84th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5.5
Date 2022.01.20
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/2P5/1P1K3k/2r5/2P1p1b1/1n2P3/1N6/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.Bg5 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 d4
  9. 9.Qg3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nf3 e5
  11. 11.Rd1 Re8
  12. 12.b4 a5
  13. 13.Nd2 axb4
  14. 14.axb4 Kf8
  15. 15.Qb3 h6
  16. 16.Bh4 e4
  17. 17.e3 d3
  18. 18.h3 g5
  19. 19.Bg3 Ne5
  20. 20.Qb2 Qe7
  21. 21.Ra1 Rxa1+
  22. 22.Qxa1 Bf5
  23. 23.Bxe5 Qxe5
  24. 24.Qxe5 Rxe5
  25. 25.g4 Bg6
  26. 26.Bg2 Re8
  27. 27.Nb1 Nd7
  28. 28.Kd2 Ra8
  29. 29.Kc3 Ra2
  30. 30.Rd1 Rxf2
  31. 31.Rd2 Rf6
  32. 32.Kd4 Re6
  33. 33.Nc3 Nf6
  34. 34.b5 Kg7
  35. 35.Ra2 h5
  36. 36.gxh5 Bf5
  37. 37.Rb2 Kh6
  38. 38.Rf2 Bh7
  39. 39.Nd5 Nxh5
  40. 40.Rxf7 d2
  41. 41.Nc3 Ng3
  42. 42.Nd1 Ne2+
  43. 43.Kd5 Re8
  44. 44.Kd6 Bg6
  45. 45.Rd7 Nf4
  46. 46.Kc7 Nxg2
  47. 47.Rxd2 Ne1
  48. 48.Kxb7 Nd3
  49. 49.c6 Bf5
  50. 50.c7 Re5
  51. 51.Nb2 Nc5+
  52. 52.Kc6 Nb3
  53. 53.Rd8 Rc5+
  54. 54.Kd6 g4
  55. 55.hxg4 Bxg4
  56. 56.b6

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