Wesley So vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

45th Olympiad 2024 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event 45th Olympiad 2024
Site Budapest HUN
Round 10.1
Date 2024.09.21
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7n/b1p1r2k/4q2N/p3p2Q/4P2N/6PP/5PK1/5R2 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.b4 Qe8
  12. 12.Ra2 Nh5
  13. 13.Nc4 Nf4
  14. 14.b5 Nb8
  15. 15.Kh2 Nd7
  16. 16.g3 Ng6
  17. 17.bxa6 bxa6
  18. 18.Kg2 d5
  19. 19.Ncd2 Nf6
  20. 20.Re1 Rd8
  21. 21.Qe2 Qc6
  22. 22.c4 Rf7
  23. 23.cxd5 exd5
  24. 24.Nf1 h6
  25. 25.N1h2 Rfd7
  26. 26.a5 dxe4
  27. 27.dxe4 Rd3
  28. 28.Rd2 Qb5
  29. 29.Rxd3 Rxd3
  30. 30.Qc2 Rd7
  31. 31.Qa2+ Kh7
  32. 32.Qe6 Qxa5
  33. 33.Qf5 Qa2
  34. 34.Rf1 Re7
  35. 35.Bxh6 gxh6
  36. 36.Qxf6 Qe6
  37. 37.Ng4 a5
  38. 38.Qf5 Kg7
  39. 39.Qh5 Nh8
  40. 40.Nh4 Kh7
  41. 41.Nxh6

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