Chess Game | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Sanan Sjugirov | World Blitz Championship 2023

This is Round 15 of the World Blitz Championship, which was played on December 30, 2023, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Sanan Sjugirov
Opening:
Sicilian Defense (B50)
1.e4 - King’s Pawn Opening
1…c5 - Sicilian Defense
2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 a6 4.d4
4…cxd4 - the last book move
Notable Moves:
11…Bg7 - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 11…Qxc2 - captures an undefended pawn clears the way for a passed pawn).
12.Bc3 - Mistake - (Best Move: 12.O-O-O - a better way to defend the c2 pawn).
14.Kd2 - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 14.Be2 - blocks the check from the queen).
14…Qf4+ - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 14…Rg8 - develops a rook).
19…Rg8 - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 19…e5).
26…d4 - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 26…a5).
35…Kd7 - Inaccuracy (Best Move:35…Ra4).
37…Rxb4 - Great Move (maintains the balance in material).
39…Nf3 - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 39…e5 - defends a hanging knight).
40…Kc7 - Mistake (Best Move: 40…Kc8 - a better way to defend the b7 pawn).
42.Kc4 - Mistake (Best Move: 42.a5 - is the only good move).
43…Ne5+ - Mistake (Best Move: 43…Kc6 - moves forward a king to block the opponent’s king).
44.Kb5 - Great Move (a game-changing move, it gives a winning position).
46…Kc6 - Mistake (Best Move: 46…f5).
47.Ka6 - Mistake (Best Move: 47.Nb4+ - offers a trade of knights).
47…Nc5+ - Great Move (took advantage of a mistake by opponent).
48…Nd3 - Mistake (Best Move: 48…Kd5)
49.Nb4+ - Sanan Sjugirov (black) RESIGNED.
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Game Notation:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 a6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nf6 6.Nd5 Nc6 7.Nxf6+ gxf6 8.Qd3 f5 9.exf5 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Qxf5 11.Qe3 Bg7 12.Bc3 Bxc3+ 13.Qxc3 Qe4+ 14.Kd2 Qf4+ 15.Qe3 Qb4+ 16.Qc3 Qf4+ 17.Qe3 Qb4+ 18.Qc3 Qxc3+ 19.Kxc3 Rg8 20.Kd2 Bg4 21.Be2 Rc8 22.c3 e6 23.g3 Ke7 24.Ne1 Bxe2 25.Kxe2 d5 26.Nd3 d4 27.Rhc1 dxc3 28.Rxc3 Nd4+ 29.Kd2 Rxc3 30.bxc3 Nb5 31.c4 Na3 32.c5 Rd8 33.Re1 Rd4 34.h4 Nb5 35.Rb1 Kd7 36.Rb4 f6 37.a4 Rxb4 38.Nxb4 Nd4 39.Kc3 Nf3 40.c6+ Kc7 41.cxb7 Kxb7 42.Kc4 a5 43.Nc2 Ne5+ 44.Kb5 Nd3 45.f3 e5 46.Kxa5 Kc6 47.Ka6 Nc5+ 48.Ka5 Nd3 49.Nb4+
Music:
‘Sanctuary’ by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0.
www.scottbuckley.com.au
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