Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Wesley So

85th Tata Steel Masters · 2023 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 85th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13.4
Date 2023.01.29
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5k2/7K/8/8/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd4
  6. 6.Qa4+ Bd7
  7. 7.Qxd4 exd5
  8. 8.Nxd5 Qa5+
  9. 9.Nc3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qd1 Ne4
  11. 11.Bd2 Nxd2
  12. 12.Nxd2 Bb4
  13. 13.Rc1 Bxc3
  14. 14.Rxc3 Qxa2
  15. 15.Nc4 Be6
  16. 16.e4 Rd8
  17. 17.Nd6+ Kf8
  18. 18.Qc1 Qa4
  19. 19.Nxb7 Qxe4+
  20. 20.Qe3 Qxe3+
  21. 21.fxe3 Rb8
  22. 22.Nc5 Nd8
  23. 23.Bd3 g6
  24. 24.O-O Rxb2
  25. 25.Ra3 Kg7
  26. 26.Nxe6+ Nxe6
  27. 27.Rxa7 Rf8
  28. 28.Bc4 Rb6
  29. 29.Bd5 g5
  30. 30.Re7 Rd6
  31. 31.Rf5 h6
  32. 32.g4 Nc5
  33. 33.Rexf7+ Rxf7
  34. 34.Rxf7+ Kg6
  35. 35.Rf5 Nd7
  36. 36.Bf7+ Kg7
  37. 37.Bc4 Nf6
  38. 38.h3 Rc6
  39. 39.Bb5 Re6
  40. 40.Rf3 h5
  41. 41.gxh5 Nxh5
  42. 42.Bd7 Rf6
  43. 43.Bf5 Nf4
  44. 44.e4 Ne2+
  45. 45.Kg2 Nd4
  46. 46.Rf2 Nxf5
  47. 47.exf5 Ra6
  48. 48.f6+ Rxf6
  49. 49.Rxf6 Kxf6
  50. 50.Kg3 Kf5
  51. 51.h4 gxh4+
  52. 52.Kxh4

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