A Naiditsch vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

World Blitz 2025 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White A Naiditsch
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 11.20
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/8/2P3pk/6r1/8/1q5K/3Q1R2 w - - 23 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Ne2 Nc6
  3. 3.Nbc3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nxc3
  7. 7.Nxc3 g6
  8. 8.Bxc6+ bxc6
  9. 9.Qf3 Bg7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.d3 Rb8
  12. 12.Re1 Be6
  13. 13.Ne4 c4
  14. 14.Nc5 Bd5
  15. 15.Qe2 cxd3
  16. 16.Nxd3 c5
  17. 17.Bf4 Rb6
  18. 18.Be5 Re6
  19. 19.Qg4 Bxe5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Qc7
  21. 21.Nd3 c4
  22. 22.Nf4 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Rxe1 Ba8
  24. 24.Qe2 Qb7
  25. 25.f3 Qxb2
  26. 26.Qxc4 Bxf3
  27. 27.Nd3 Qb6+
  28. 28.Qc5 Qa6
  29. 29.Rxe7 Qxa2
  30. 30.Kf2 Ba8
  31. 31.Rc7 Qe6
  32. 32.Nf4 Qg4
  33. 33.Qc3 h5
  34. 34.Rxa7 g5
  35. 35.Ne2 Re8
  36. 36.Nd4 Qh3
  37. 37.Nf3 Bxf3
  38. 38.Qxf3 Qxh2+
  39. 39.Kf1 Qh3+
  40. 40.Kf2 Qe6
  41. 41.Ra1 Qe5
  42. 42.Rd1 Qc5+
  43. 43.Kf1 Qc4+
  44. 44.Kg1 h4
  45. 45.gxh4 Qxh4
  46. 46.Rf1 Qh7
  47. 47.c4 Qg6
  48. 48.c5 Re7
  49. 49.Qf5 Kg7
  50. 50.Qf2 Re4
  51. 51.Qb2+ Kh7
  52. 52.Qh2+ Rh4
  53. 53.Qe2 Qg7
  54. 54.Qd3+ Kh6
  55. 55.Rf2 Qa1+
  56. 56.Rf1 Qg7
  57. 57.Qd6+ Kh5
  58. 58.Qd1+ Rg4+
  59. 59.Kh2 Qb2+

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