Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2026 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 7.5
Date 2026.01.10
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

6k1/8/8/8/5K2/8/8/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 a6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Ba7
  8. 8.a4 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 g5
  10. 10.Bg3 Qe7
  11. 11.O-O Nd7
  12. 12.b4 Nf8
  13. 13.b5 Na5
  14. 14.Bd5 c6
  15. 15.Ba2 Ng6
  16. 16.Qb1 Qd8
  17. 17.d4 h5
  18. 18.h3 g4
  19. 19.hxg4 hxg4
  20. 20.Nh2 exd4
  21. 21.Qb2 Qf6
  22. 22.e5 dxe5
  23. 23.Rfe1 O-O
  24. 24.Ne4 Qd8
  25. 25.Rad1 axb5
  26. 26.axb5 cxb5
  27. 27.Qxb5 Nc6
  28. 28.Bd5 Bb8
  29. 29.Bxc6 bxc6
  30. 30.Qxc6 Ra6
  31. 31.Qc4 Qc7
  32. 32.Qxc7 Bxc7
  33. 33.cxd4 f5
  34. 34.Nc5 Rc6
  35. 35.Nf1 f4
  36. 36.Bh2 exd4
  37. 37.Nb3 Rc3
  38. 38.Nxd4 g3
  39. 39.fxg3 fxg3
  40. 40.Bxg3 Bxg3
  41. 41.Nxg3 Rxg3
  42. 42.Rf1 Rxf1+
  43. 43.Rxf1 Bb7
  44. 44.Rf2 Nh4
  45. 45.Kh2 Rd3
  46. 46.Ne6 Bxg2
  47. 47.Nf4 Rf3
  48. 48.Rxf3 Bxf3
  49. 49.Kg3 Ng2
  50. 50.Kxf3 Nxf4
  51. 51.Kxf4

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