Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Levon Aronian

GCT Finals 2025 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 25 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 2.3
Date 2025.10.03
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4rrk1/p1p2ppp/bp6/8/1b2N3/4RQ2/PPBK1PP1/R5q1 w - - 6 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 b6
  3. 3.d4 e6
  4. 4.Bf4 Bb4+
  5. 5.Nbd2 Bb7
  6. 6.e3 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 Nh5
  8. 8.Be4 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bc2 Nxf4
  11. 11.exf4 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Qd6
  13. 13.Re1 O-O
  14. 14.Nf1 Qxf4
  15. 15.Ne3 Bb4
  16. 16.Nxd5 Qd6
  17. 17.Nc3 Rae8
  18. 18.Ne4 Qh6
  19. 19.Re3 Bd6
  20. 20.Qe2 Nxd4
  21. 21.Qd1 Nxf3+
  22. 22.Qxf3 Qxh2+
  23. 23.Kf1 Ba6+
  24. 24.Ke1 Qg1+
  25. 25.Kd2 Bb4+

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