Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Wesley So

WR Chess Masters 2023 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 82 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WR Chess Masters 2023
Site Dusseldorf GER
Round 7.3
Date 2023.02.23
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 82
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Final Position

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

8/8/3r1k2/8/8/7K/2R5/8 w - - 0 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a5
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Ba7
  10. 10.Be3 Bxe3
  11. 11.Rxe3 Ne7
  12. 12.d4 c6
  13. 13.Bf1 d5
  14. 14.Nbd2 exd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Bd7
  16. 16.e5 Ne8
  17. 17.Bd3 c5
  18. 18.N4f3 Nc7
  19. 19.Nf1 Bf5
  20. 20.Qc2 Qd7
  21. 21.Rd1 a4
  22. 22.Bxf5 Qxf5
  23. 23.Red3 Qe6
  24. 24.Ng3 Rfd8
  25. 25.b4 axb3
  26. 26.axb3 h6
  27. 27.b4 b6
  28. 28.bxc5 bxc5
  29. 29.Rb1 Rdb8
  30. 30.Rdd1 Nb5
  31. 31.Ne2 Ng6
  32. 32.Qd2 Nxe5
  33. 33.Qxd5 Nd4
  34. 34.Rxb8+ Rxb8
  35. 35.Qxe6 Nexf3+
  36. 36.gxf3 Nxe6
  37. 37.Rd2 Ra8
  38. 38.Kg2 Ra4
  39. 39.Kg3 g5
  40. 40.Rd5 Kg7
  41. 41.Re5 Kf6
  42. 42.Re4 Ra3
  43. 43.h4 Kf5
  44. 44.hxg5 hxg5
  45. 45.Kg2 Ra2
  46. 46.Kf1 Ra1+
  47. 47.Kg2 Kf6
  48. 48.Re3 Rd1
  49. 49.Kh2 Rd2
  50. 50.Kg1 Rc2
  51. 51.Re4 Rd2
  52. 52.Re3 Kg6
  53. 53.Kf1 Ra2
  54. 54.Kg1 Ra3
  55. 55.Re4 Ra6
  56. 56.Re3 f5
  57. 57.c4 Kf6
  58. 58.Nc3 Nf4
  59. 59.Re8 Ra1+
  60. 60.Kh2 Rf1
  61. 61.Nd5+ Nxd5
  62. 62.cxd5 Rd1
  63. 63.Re6+ Kf7
  64. 64.Re5 c4
  65. 65.d6 c3
  66. 66.Rxf5+ Ke6
  67. 67.Rc5 Rd3
  68. 68.Kg3 Kxd6
  69. 69.Rc8 Kd5
  70. 70.Kg4 Kd4
  71. 71.Rc7 Rd2
  72. 72.Kxg5 Rxf2
  73. 73.f4 Rg2+
  74. 74.Kh5 c2
  75. 75.f5 Ke5
  76. 76.Rc5+ Kf6
  77. 77.Kh4 Ke7
  78. 78.Kh3 Kd6
  79. 79.Rc8 Rd2
  80. 80.f6 Ke6
  81. 81.Rc6+ Rd6
  82. 82.Rxc2 Kxf6

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