Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 1.2
Date 2026.03.29
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p2k2P/pR6/5K2/P1r5/8/8/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb5+ Bd7
  6. 6.a4 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Bc4 e6
  9. 9.d3 Nge7
  10. 10.f5 exf5
  11. 11.Qe1 Be6
  12. 12.exf5 gxf5
  13. 13.Bxe6 fxe6
  14. 14.Qxe6 Qd7
  15. 15.Qc4 O-O-O
  16. 16.Bg5 Rde8
  17. 17.Rae1 Ng6
  18. 18.Nd5 Kb8
  19. 19.Nf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Bxf6 Rhf8
  21. 21.Bc3 f4
  22. 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  23. 23.Re1 Rf8
  24. 24.Qe6 Qxe6
  25. 25.Rxe6 Kc7
  26. 26.Ng5 Kd7
  27. 27.Re4 Rf5
  28. 28.Nxh7 d5
  29. 29.Re2 d4
  30. 30.Be1 Nce5
  31. 31.Re4 Ng4
  32. 32.h3 Ne3
  33. 33.c3 Nd5
  34. 34.h4 dxc3
  35. 35.bxc3 Rh5
  36. 36.Ng5 Nf6
  37. 37.Re6 Rxg5
  38. 38.Rxf6 Rg4
  39. 39.h5 Ne5
  40. 40.h6 Nf3+
  41. 41.Kf1 Nxe1
  42. 42.Kxe1 Rxg2
  43. 43.Rxf4 Rh2
  44. 44.Rf6 Rh3
  45. 45.Kd2 Rh2+
  46. 46.Ke3 Rh3+
  47. 47.Ke4 c4
  48. 48.dxc4 Rxc3
  49. 49.Kf5 Ke7
  50. 50.Rb6 Rxc4
  51. 51.h7

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