Anish Giri vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 8.3
Date 2026.04.07
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4q3/4P1pk/8/5Q1p/2rNp3/7P/6P1/7K b - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 b5
  6. 6.e5 Nd5
  7. 7.Nxb5 Nb6
  8. 8.Be2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.a4 Ba6
  11. 11.Na3 c5
  12. 12.a5 Nd5
  13. 13.Bxc4 Qxa5
  14. 14.Nc2 Qb6
  15. 15.Bxd5 exd5
  16. 16.Re1 Bb7
  17. 17.Bg5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Nxg5 h6
  19. 19.dxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Nf3 Nc6
  21. 21.Ncd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Nxd4 Bc8
  23. 23.Qd2 Rb8
  24. 24.Rec1 Qb6
  25. 25.b3 Bd7
  26. 26.h3 Rfc8
  27. 27.Rd1 Rc5
  28. 28.Kh2 a5
  29. 29.f4 f6
  30. 30.Re1 Re8
  31. 31.Re2 fxe5
  32. 32.fxe5 Qc7
  33. 33.Rae1 a4
  34. 34.bxa4 Bxa4
  35. 35.Kh1 Qf7
  36. 36.e6 Qg6
  37. 37.Rf2 Rc4
  38. 38.Rf4 h5
  39. 39.Qf2 Bc2
  40. 40.e7 Be4
  41. 41.Rf8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Rxe8 Qxe8
  43. 43.Rxe4 dxe4
  44. 44.Qf5+

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