Olympiad · Open · Round 9

Praggnanandhaa and Keymer draw in 57 moves, and India beat Germany 2½–1½

September 25, 2026 · Praggnanandhaa ½–½ Keymer

After 57.Bd2

SquaresPiecesLight side

GM R Praggnanandhaa (India, 2761) and GM Vincent Keymer (Germany, 2764) drew in 57 moves from a Ruy Lopez. The queens came off on move 54, and a bishop ending was left.

India won the match 2½–1½ and moved to 15 match points, one behind Uzbekistan with two rounds left. Germany, level with Uzbekistan at the top a round earlier, stayed on 14.

Replay it, then take the bishop ending on against the engine.

White: GM R Praggnanandhaa, 2761 · India
Black: GM Vincent Keymer, 2764 · Germany
Result: ½–½ in 57 moves
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation · C84
Event: 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 9 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan

The Chess Olympiad — The table →

In Brass Pawn

Stop at the move. Play it differently.

Replay the game on a flat board or in 3D, wind back to the moment it turned, and take the position over against the engine — free, with no account.

On an iPhone or iPad this page opens the game itself — in the app if you have it, and if not, in a preview that keeps it waiting for when you do.

Get it on the App Store Already have it? Open this game

The game

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.55.56.57.½–½

Moves from the official broadcast — the game on Lichess. Evaluations by Stockfish 18. Brass Pawn is not affiliated with the event or the players.