Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs S Halkias

World Blitz 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black S Halkias
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 1.20
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R3Q/5pk1/p4rp1/2p5/2P5/1P2p2P/P4PPK/2q5 b - - 2 46

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.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.O-O g6
  9. 9.b3 Bg7
  10. 10.Bb2 O-O
  11. 11.Na4 c5
  12. 12.Qe2 e5
  13. 13.Rad1 Qc7
  14. 14.Bc4 Nh5
  15. 15.Nc3 Nf4
  16. 16.Qf3 Bb7
  17. 17.Bc1 Ne6
  18. 18.Nd5 Qd8
  19. 19.Qd3 Re8
  20. 20.Be3 Kh8
  21. 21.Rd2 Qh4
  22. 22.Rfd1 Nf4
  23. 23.Qf1 Nxd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.Rxd5 Qxe4
  26. 26.c4 Bf8
  27. 27.R5d2 Re6
  28. 28.Re2 Qf5
  29. 29.Bd2 Rae8
  30. 30.Bc3 Kg8
  31. 31.Rd5 Qf4
  32. 32.Qd1 h5
  33. 33.Bd2 Qf5
  34. 34.Ba5 Be7
  35. 35.Bc7 h4
  36. 36.h3 Qh5
  37. 37.Red2 Qf5
  38. 38.Bxd6 Bxd6
  39. 39.Rxd6 e4
  40. 40.Rxe6 Rxe6
  41. 41.Rd5 Qf4
  42. 42.Qg4 Qc1+
  43. 43.Kh2 e3
  44. 44.Rd8+ Kg7
  45. 45.Qxh4 Rf6
  46. 46.Qh8#

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