Viswanathan Anand vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2026 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 16.5
Date 2026.01.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C79)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/K7/5kp1/1P6/2r3P1/1R6/8 b - - 1 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 Na5
  8. 8.d4 Nxb3
  9. 9.axb3 Bb7
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe4
  11. 11.Nbd2 d5
  12. 12.e6 fxe6
  13. 13.Nxe4 dxe4
  14. 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  15. 15.Ng5 Rd5
  16. 16.Nxe6 Bd6
  17. 17.Be3 Kd7
  18. 18.Nd4 Be5
  19. 19.c3 c5
  20. 20.Nc2 Kc7
  21. 21.b4 cxb4
  22. 22.Nxb4 Rd6
  23. 23.Red1 Rhd8
  24. 24.Rxd6 Rxd6
  25. 25.Nc2 g6
  26. 26.g3 Bd5
  27. 27.Bd4 Bxd4
  28. 28.Nxd4 Kb6
  29. 29.b4 Rd7
  30. 30.Kf1 Bc4+
  31. 31.Ke1 Rf7
  32. 32.Nc2 Bd3
  33. 33.Ne3 h5
  34. 34.Ra3 g5
  35. 35.Ra1 h4
  36. 36.Ra3 hxg3
  37. 37.hxg3 Rh7
  38. 38.Nd5+ Kb7
  39. 39.Ne3 Rh1+
  40. 40.Kd2 Rb1
  41. 41.Ra2 Rh1
  42. 42.Rb2 Kb6
  43. 43.Nd5+ Kc6
  44. 44.Nf6 Kd6
  45. 45.Ke3 Ke5
  46. 46.Nd7+ Kd5
  47. 47.Nf6+ Ke5
  48. 48.Nd7+ Kf5
  49. 49.Nc5 Bc4
  50. 50.Nxa6 Re1+
  51. 51.Kd4 Rd1+
  52. 52.Kc5 Rd5+
  53. 53.Kc6 Rd3
  54. 54.Nc7 e3
  55. 55.fxe3 Rxe3
  56. 56.Nxb5 Bxb5+
  57. 57.Kxb5 Rxc3
  58. 58.Ka6

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