Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Arjun Erigaisi

The Game

White	Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black	Arjun Erigaisi
Result	1-0
Event	Tata Steel IND Blitz Open
Site	Kolkata IND
Round	9.2
Date	2023.09.08
Opening	Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves	45

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5kB1/5P2/p6K/1p4P1/8/2n5/8/8 b - - 2 45

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 c5
2. 2.e4 e6
3. 3.Be2 Nc6
4. 4.O-O Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 d5
6. 6.exd5 exd5
7. 7.d4 a6
8. 8.Re1 Be6
9. 9.Bg5 Be7
10. 10.dxc5 Qa5
11. 11.Nd4 Qxc5
12. 12.Nxe6 fxe6
13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
14. 14.Bh5+ Kd7
15. 15.Bg4 Bxc3
16. 16.Bxe6+ Kc7
17. 17.bxc3 Rad8
18. 18.Qd3 g6
19. 19.Qg3+ Qd6
20. 20.Bg4 Qxg3
21. 21.hxg3 Rhe8
22. 22.f4 Re4
23. 23.Rxe4 dxe4
24. 24.Re1 Rd2
25. 25.Re2 e3
26. 26.Rxe3 Rxc2
27. 27.Be6 b5
28. 28.g4 Kd6
29. 29.Bg8 h5
30. 30.f5 Ne5
31. 31.Re1 hxg4
32. 32.f6 g3
33. 33.Rd1+ Kc7
34. 34.f7 Rf2
35. 35.Rf1 Rxf1+
36. 36.Kxf1 Nd7
37. 37.Ke2 Kd6
38. 38.Kf3 Ke7
39. 39.Kxg3 Nb6
40. 40.Kh4 Na4
41. 41.Kg5 Nxc3
42. 42.Kxg6 Kf8
43. 43.g4 Nxa2
44. 44.g5 Nc3
45. 45.Kh6

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