Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Alireza Firouzja

GCT Super Rapid Croatia · 2026 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 79 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event GCT Super Rapid Croatia
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.2
Date 2026.07.02
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/7p/8/8/4K1k1/8 w - - 4 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nd4
  4. 4.a4 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O e6
  7. 7.Nxd4 cxd4
  8. 8.Ne2 Ne7
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.a5 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Bd2 e5
  13. 13.c4 dxc3
  14. 14.Nxc3 Be6
  15. 15.Bc4 Nxc3
  16. 16.Bxc3 Bxc4
  17. 17.dxc4 Qxd1
  18. 18.Rfxd1 Rfd8
  19. 19.f3 f6
  20. 20.Kf1 Bf8
  21. 21.a6 b6
  22. 22.Ke2 Kf7
  23. 23.Rd3 Rxd3
  24. 24.Kxd3 Ke6
  25. 25.b4 Rc8
  26. 26.Re1 Bd6
  27. 27.g4 Rc7
  28. 28.f4 h5
  29. 29.fxe5 fxe5
  30. 30.gxh5 gxh5
  31. 31.Re3 Kf5
  32. 32.Bd2 Rd7
  33. 33.Rf3+ Ke6
  34. 34.Ke4 Rc7
  35. 35.c5 bxc5
  36. 36.b5 c4
  37. 37.Rg3 Bc5
  38. 38.Rg6+ Kf7
  39. 39.Rh6 Rc8
  40. 40.Kxe5 Rb8
  41. 41.Rh7+ Kg6
  42. 42.Rb7 Rd8
  43. 43.Ba5 Rd3
  44. 44.Rc7 Bd6+
  45. 45.Ke4 Bxc7
  46. 46.Bxc7 Rb3
  47. 47.b6 axb6
  48. 48.a7 Ra3
  49. 49.Bxb6 Kf6
  50. 50.Kd4 c3
  51. 51.Bc5 Rxa7
  52. 52.Kxc3 Rd7
  53. 53.h4 Kf5
  54. 54.Be3 Ke4
  55. 55.Bg5 Rd5
  56. 56.Kc2 Ke5
  57. 57.Kc3 Ke6
  58. 58.Be3 Kf6
  59. 59.Bg5+ Kg6
  60. 60.Be3 Kf5
  61. 61.Bg5 Ke4
  62. 62.Kc2 Rd3
  63. 63.Bf6 Ke3
  64. 64.Be7 Kd4
  65. 65.Bf6+ Kc4
  66. 66.Bg5 Rd4
  67. 67.Bf6 Rd5
  68. 68.Bg5 Kc5
  69. 69.Kc3 Kd6
  70. 70.Bf4+ Ke6
  71. 71.Be3 Kf5
  72. 72.Bg5 Kg4
  73. 73.Kc2 Kf3
  74. 74.Kc3 Kg3
  75. 75.Kc2 Rd4
  76. 76.Kc3 Rxh4
  77. 77.Bxh4+ Kxh4
  78. 78.Kd2 Kg3
  79. 79.Ke2 Kg2

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