Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Superbet ROM Classic 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2025
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 5.2
Date 2025.05.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/4kp2/R3b1p1/1p2p1P1/3nP3/P1r1KP2/8/2NR4 w - - 9 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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.a3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Qe2 b5
  10. 10.Ba2 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O-O Nbd7
  12. 12.f3 Rc8
  13. 13.Qe1 Ne5
  14. 14.h4 Nfd7
  15. 15.Kb1 Nc4
  16. 16.Bc1 Bf6
  17. 17.Bg5 Bxg5
  18. 18.hxg5 Qxg5
  19. 19.g4 Nf6
  20. 20.Nde2 Rfd8
  21. 21.Bxc4 Rxc4
  22. 22.Qf2 Rd7
  23. 23.Qh2 e5
  24. 24.Rd3 h6
  25. 25.Ng3 g6
  26. 26.Qxh6 Qxh6
  27. 27.Rxh6 Nh7
  28. 28.Kc1 Ng5
  29. 29.Rh1 Kg7
  30. 30.Nge2 Rc8
  31. 31.Kd2 Kf6
  32. 32.Ke3 Ke7
  33. 33.Rd2 Ne6
  34. 34.Nc1 Rdc7
  35. 35.Rhd1 Rxc3+
  36. 36.bxc3 Rxc3+
  37. 37.Rd3 Rxc2
  38. 38.Rxd6 Nd4
  39. 39.Rb6 Bc8
  40. 40.g5 Be6
  41. 41.Rxa6 Rc3+
  42. 42.Kd2 Rc2+
  43. 43.Ke3 Rc3+
  44. 44.Kd2 Rc2+
  45. 45.Ke3 Rc3+

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