Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Wei Yi

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 9.3
Date 2026.04.08
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

2N2rk1/4R3/p5pp/1p3p2/8/1P5P/1P4PK/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.Bg5 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 dxc4
  7. 7.e3 Be7
  8. 8.Bxc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bd7
  10. 10.Nf3 Nc6
  11. 11.e4 Rc8
  12. 12.Qe2 Ng4
  13. 13.Bf4 Bf6
  14. 14.Bd6 Re8
  15. 15.Rad1 Nge5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.Bb3 Qb6
  18. 18.Bxe5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Kh1 Rcd8
  20. 20.Qh5 Nc6
  21. 21.e5 Qb4
  22. 22.Rd3 Qf4
  23. 23.Rf3 Qxe5
  24. 24.Qxf7+ Kh8
  25. 25.Rd1 Bc8
  26. 26.h3 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Nxd1 Rg8
  28. 28.Re3 Qd6
  29. 29.Nc3 Nd4
  30. 30.Ne4 Qe5
  31. 31.f4 Qf5
  32. 32.Nd6 Qc5
  33. 33.Qe7 Qc1+
  34. 34.Kh2 h6
  35. 35.Re4 Nxb3
  36. 36.axb3 Kh7
  37. 37.Rc4 Qd2
  38. 38.Qc7 b5
  39. 39.Re4 Qd3
  40. 40.Re1 Qd2
  41. 41.Rf1 Ba6
  42. 42.Qc6 Rd8
  43. 43.Nf7 Rd7
  44. 44.Qe4+ g6
  45. 45.f5 exf5
  46. 46.Qe8 Qd4
  47. 47.Rf3 Rc7
  48. 48.Ne5 Rg7
  49. 49.Nf7 Rg8
  50. 50.Qe7 Qg7
  51. 51.Rd3 Bc8
  52. 52.Rc3 Rf8
  53. 53.Rc7 Kg8
  54. 54.Nd6 Qxe7
  55. 55.Rxe7 a6
  56. 56.Nxc8

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