Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs R Hovhannisyan

FIDE World Cup 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black R Hovhannisyan
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2025
Site Goa IND
Round 3.2
Date 2025.11.08
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r3k/P5pp/1p1q4/1PpB1p2/4pP2/2P1B3/3Q2P1/5K2 b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nd7
  6. 6.O-O Nxe5
  7. 7.dxe5 Nc5
  8. 8.Be2 Be7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.c3 b6
  11. 11.Nd2 Bb7
  12. 12.f4 f6
  13. 13.b4 Ne4
  14. 14.Nxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Qb3+ Kh8
  16. 16.Rad1 Qe8
  17. 17.e6 f5
  18. 18.Rd7 Bc8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Bxd7
  20. 20.Rxd7 c5
  21. 21.b5 Bf6
  22. 22.a4 Qg6
  23. 23.a5 Rfe8
  24. 24.a6 Re7
  25. 25.Qd5 Rb8
  26. 26.Rxe7 Bxe7
  27. 27.Qd7 Qe8
  28. 28.Qxa7 Qd8
  29. 29.Kf2 Bd6
  30. 30.Qf7 Qh4+
  31. 31.Kf1 Rf8
  32. 32.Qb7 Qxh2
  33. 33.e7 Rg8
  34. 34.e8=Q Rxe8
  35. 35.Qd7 Rg8
  36. 36.Qxd6 Qg3
  37. 37.Qd2 Qh4
  38. 38.Bc4 Rd8
  39. 39.Bd5 Qh1+
  40. 40.Bg1 Qh6
  41. 41.a7 Qd6
  42. 42.Be3

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