Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Chithambaram VR. Aravindh

88th Tata Steel Masters · 2026 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1-0 in 84 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Chithambaram VR. Aravindh
Result 1-0
Event 88th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9.7
Date 2026.01.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 84
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2q2P1K/6QP/k7/8/8/8/8 b - - 4 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Qa4+ Nc6
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Qxf6
  9. 9.e3 O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 Rd8
  11. 11.Bd3 Bg4
  12. 12.Be2 Bf5
  13. 13.O-O Bf8
  14. 14.Qb5 Qe6
  15. 15.Na4 Rdb8
  16. 16.Nc5 Qc8
  17. 17.Qb3 Bxc5
  18. 18.Rxc5 Ne7
  19. 19.Qa3 c6
  20. 20.b4 a6
  21. 21.Qb2 Bg4
  22. 22.a4 Bxf3
  23. 23.Bxf3 Qe6
  24. 24.b5 axb5
  25. 25.axb5 Ra5
  26. 26.Be2 Qd6
  27. 27.Rb1 Qd8
  28. 28.bxc6 Rxc5
  29. 29.dxc5 Nxc6
  30. 30.Bf3 Rc8
  31. 31.h3 Ne7
  32. 32.Qd4 Rc7
  33. 33.e4 Nc6
  34. 34.Qxd5 Rd7
  35. 35.Qb3 Nd4
  36. 36.Qe3 Nxf3+
  37. 37.Qxf3 Qg5
  38. 38.Qg4 Qxg4
  39. 39.hxg4 Rc7
  40. 40.Rb5 Kf8
  41. 41.Kf1 Ke7
  42. 42.Ke2 Kd7
  43. 43.Kd3 Kc6
  44. 44.Kc4 Rd7
  45. 45.Rb6+ Kc7
  46. 46.Rb2 Rd1
  47. 47.Kb5 Re1
  48. 48.f3 Rd1
  49. 49.Rb4 Re1
  50. 50.Ra4 Rb1+
  51. 51.Kc4 Rc1+
  52. 52.Kd5 Rc2
  53. 53.Ra8 Rxg2
  54. 54.Rf8 Rd2+
  55. 55.Ke5 Rd7
  56. 56.Rg8 Kc6
  57. 57.Rxg7 Kxc5
  58. 58.Kf6 b5
  59. 59.e5 Kd5
  60. 60.f4 b4
  61. 61.Rxf7 Rxf7+
  62. 62.Kxf7 b3
  63. 63.e6 b2
  64. 64.e7 b1=Q
  65. 65.e8=Q Qg1
  66. 66.Qe5+ Kc6
  67. 67.Qe4+ Kb5
  68. 68.f5 h5
  69. 69.gxh5 Qa7+
  70. 70.Kg6 Qg1+
  71. 71.Kf7 Qa7+
  72. 72.Qe7 Qa2+
  73. 73.Qe6 Qa7+
  74. 74.Kf8 Qc5+
  75. 75.Ke8 Ka5
  76. 76.h6 Qc7
  77. 77.f6 Qb8+
  78. 78.Kf7 Qc7+
  79. 79.Kf8 Qc5+
  80. 80.Kg7 Qg1+
  81. 81.Kh8 Qc5
  82. 82.f7 Qc3+
  83. 83.Kh7 Qc7
  84. 84.Qg6

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