Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Alireza Firouzja

Superbet ROM Classic 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2024
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 9.4
Date 2024.07.05
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/8/8/2K5/8/8 b - - 0 68

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.h4 h6
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Qd3 Nc6
  11. 11.a3 Na5
  12. 12.Nd2 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.O-O-O Nxe3
  15. 15.Qxe3 Qc7
  16. 16.Nde4 Rc8
  17. 17.g4 Nc6
  18. 18.Kb1 Nd4
  19. 19.f4 Nxe2
  20. 20.Qxe2 exf4
  21. 21.g5 Kf8
  22. 22.Qf2 Rd8
  23. 23.Rdf1 Bf5
  24. 24.Rhg1 g6
  25. 25.Qxf4 Qxf4
  26. 26.Rxf4 hxg5
  27. 27.hxg5 Rd4
  28. 28.Rgf1 Rh2
  29. 29.Rxf5 gxf5
  30. 30.Rxf5 Rg2
  31. 31.Re5 Rg4
  32. 32.Ka2 b6
  33. 33.b4 Rc4
  34. 34.Kb2 b5
  35. 35.Nf6 Bxf6
  36. 36.gxf6 Rgf4
  37. 37.Nd5 Rf2
  38. 38.Ne3 Rc6
  39. 39.Rh5 Rfxf6
  40. 40.Nf5 Ke8
  41. 41.Nd4 Rc4
  42. 42.c3 Rg6
  43. 43.Rh3 Rc7
  44. 44.Kb3 Re7
  45. 45.a4 Re5
  46. 46.axb5 axb5
  47. 47.Rh8+ Ke7
  48. 48.Rb8 f5
  49. 49.Rb7+ Kf6
  50. 50.Nxb5 f4
  51. 51.Nd4 Rg3
  52. 52.Rb8 Kf7
  53. 53.Rb7+ Re7
  54. 54.Rb5 Kg6
  55. 55.Rb6+ Kf7
  56. 56.Rh6 Ree3
  57. 57.Rh4 Rxc3+
  58. 58.Kb2 Kf6
  59. 59.Rxf4+ Ke5
  60. 60.Rh4 Rc8
  61. 61.Nb5 Rb8
  62. 62.Nc3 Rc8
  63. 63.Rh5+ Ke6
  64. 64.Rc5 Rxc5
  65. 65.bxc5 Rg5
  66. 66.Kb3 Rxc5
  67. 67.Kb4 Rxc3
  68. 68.Kxc3

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