Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Wei Yi

86th Tata Steel Masters · 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 86th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3.6
Date 2024.01.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B95)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/4r3/8/3p4/RP1k4/8/8/3K4 b - - 0 44

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qe2 Be7
  8. 8.h4 h6
  9. 9.Bd2 e5
  10. 10.Nf5 Bxf5
  11. 11.exf5 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O-O Qc8
  13. 13.g3 Nd4
  14. 14.Qd3 Qxf5
  15. 15.Qxf5 Nxf5
  16. 16.Bg2 Rb8
  17. 17.Nd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 Nd4
  19. 19.Be3 Nc6
  20. 20.g4 Rf8
  21. 21.g5 hxg5
  22. 22.hxg5 Kd7
  23. 23.Rh7 Nd8
  24. 24.Rxg7 Ne6
  25. 25.Rh7 Nxg5
  26. 26.Bxg5 Bxg5+
  27. 27.Kb1 Ke7
  28. 28.Rd3 Kf6
  29. 29.Rg3 b5
  30. 30.c3 Rbc8
  31. 31.Rxf7+ Rxf7
  32. 32.Bxf7 e4
  33. 33.Bd5 Re8
  34. 34.b4 Re7
  35. 35.Kc2 Kf5
  36. 36.Kd1 Bh4
  37. 37.Rg8 Bxf2
  38. 38.Rf8+ Ke5
  39. 39.Bxe4 Bd4
  40. 40.cxd4+ Kxe4
  41. 41.Ra8 Kxd4
  42. 42.Rxa6 d5
  43. 43.a4 bxa4
  44. 44.Rxa4

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