Wei Yi vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

FIDE Candidates 2026 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 2.1
Date 2026.03.30
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

3B4/8/p7/1p1p3p/2pPb2P/P1P2k2/3K4/8 b - - 11 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 a6
  9. 9.Bd3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O f6
  11. 11.exf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.Kh1 b6
  13. 13.Ne5 Qc7
  14. 14.Rae1 Bd6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Qxc6
  16. 16.Be2 Ra7
  17. 17.Bf3 Raf7
  18. 18.f5 c4
  19. 19.Bg5 Bb4
  20. 20.Qe2 Bxc3
  21. 21.fxe6 Re7
  22. 22.bxc3 Rxe6
  23. 23.Qd2 Ne4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Rxf1+
  25. 25.Rxf1 Rxe4
  26. 26.Bf4 Re7
  27. 27.Be5 Qg6
  28. 28.Qf4 Rf7
  29. 29.Qxf7+ Qxf7
  30. 30.Rxf7 Kxf7
  31. 31.Kg1 Bf5
  32. 32.Kf2 Bxc2
  33. 33.Bc7 b5
  34. 34.a3 Ke6
  35. 35.Ke3 Kf5
  36. 36.h3 h5
  37. 37.g3 g5
  38. 38.Bd8 Bd3
  39. 39.h4 Kg4
  40. 40.Bxg5 Kxg3
  41. 41.Bd8 Be4
  42. 42.Be7 Kg2
  43. 43.Bd8 Kf1
  44. 44.Kd2 Kf2
  45. 45.Be7 Kf3
  46. 46.Bd8

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