Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 6.5
Date 2018.11.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/8/5q2/3KR3/1p6/8/2P1B2p/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a3 g6
  7. 7.Be2 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 b5
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.f3 Nbd7
  12. 12.h4 Ne5
  13. 13.Bh6 Bxh6
  14. 14.Qxh6 Rc8
  15. 15.g4 Rxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Qa5
  17. 17.Nf5 gxf5
  18. 18.gxf5 Qxc3
  19. 19.Rdg1+ Ng6
  20. 20.fxg6 fxg6
  21. 21.h5 Bxe4
  22. 22.fxe4 Qa1+
  23. 23.Kd2 Nxe4+
  24. 24.Ke3 Qc3+
  25. 25.Bd3 Qd2+
  26. 26.Kxe4 Qxh6
  27. 27.hxg6 Qf4+
  28. 28.Kd5 h6
  29. 29.g7 Rc8
  30. 30.Ke6 d5
  31. 31.Rg6 Rc6+
  32. 32.Kxe7 Rxg6
  33. 33.Bxg6 Kxg7
  34. 34.Bd3 Qe5+
  35. 35.Kd7 h5
  36. 36.Rg1+ Kf6
  37. 37.Rg6+ Kf7
  38. 38.Rh6 a5
  39. 39.Kc6 b4
  40. 40.axb4 axb4
  41. 41.Kd7 Kg7
  42. 42.Re6 Qd4
  43. 43.Ke8 Qg4
  44. 44.Ke7 h4
  45. 45.Be2 Qg5+
  46. 46.Kd6 h3
  47. 47.Re7+ Kf8
  48. 48.Re5 Qf6+
  49. 49.Kxd5 h2

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