Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Anish Giri

88th Tata Steel Masters · 2026 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 88th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5.3
Date 2026.01.21
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

6k1/3R1p2/p4Pp1/1p1p3p/3P3P/P7/2r3P1/6K1 w - - 8 38

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 b5
  8. 8.a3 Be7
  9. 9.Qf3 Qc7
  10. 10.Qg3 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 Qxc6
  12. 12.O-O Nh5
  13. 13.Qd3 Nf6
  14. 14.f4 O-O
  15. 15.f5 Rb8
  16. 16.Kh1 exf5
  17. 17.Bg5 Re8
  18. 18.Rae1 h6
  19. 19.Bxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.exf5 Bb7
  21. 21.Bd5 Qc7
  22. 22.Bxb7 Rxe1
  23. 23.Rxe1 Bxc3
  24. 24.bxc3 Qxb7
  25. 25.f6 Qc6
  26. 26.Qg3 g6
  27. 27.Re7 Rc8
  28. 28.Qe3 Qc4
  29. 29.Kg1 Qc5
  30. 30.h4 h5
  31. 31.Qd4 Qxd4+
  32. 32.cxd4 d5
  33. 33.Rd7 Rxc2
  34. 34.Rd8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Rd7 Kg8
  36. 36.Rd8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Rd7 Kg8

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