Viswanathan Anand vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

FIDE World Bl Team Final · 2026 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Bl Team Final
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 1.2
Date 2026.06.20
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/3pp1p1/N3p2p/pP2Pq2/n5QP/5PPK/8 w - - 4 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c3 Rb8
  12. 12.Nc2 Bg5
  13. 13.a3 O-O
  14. 14.Be2 Be6
  15. 15.Ncb4 Qc8
  16. 16.O-O a5
  17. 17.Nc2 Qb7
  18. 18.Qd3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rfd1 g6
  20. 20.b4 a4
  21. 21.Qg3 Bh6
  22. 22.Qh4 Kg7
  23. 23.Nce3 Bxe3
  24. 24.Nxe3 Ne7
  25. 25.c4 bxc4
  26. 26.Bxc4 Nc6
  27. 27.Bxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.Ng4 h5
  29. 29.Ne3 Nd4
  30. 30.Kh1 Rbc8
  31. 31.Rac1 Nb5
  32. 32.Nc4 Rd7
  33. 33.Na5 Rxc1
  34. 34.Rxc1 Rc7
  35. 35.Rxc7+ Qxc7
  36. 36.h3 Nxa3
  37. 37.Qg3 Qc1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qf4

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