Featured in an instructive chess game between Wesley So and Praggnanandhaa from round 8 of the 2025 Superbet Chess Classic Romania. Praggnanandhaa’s weapon of choice is the Benko Gambit, however after 12 moves it would be So who’s playing in gambit style and putting the pressure on Praggnanandhaa. A critical moment occurs after So’s 13th, Ne5. Precision was required of Praggnanandhaa, and after nearly 30 minutes of thought he found the top defensive resource that ultimately paved the way to a successful result.
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 axb5 6. Bxb5 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bd2 Qb6 9. Nf3 Nxd5 10. a4 e6 11. e4 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxe4 13. Ne5 Qb7 14. Qh5 Bg6 15. Nxg6 Qe4+ 16. Kf1 fxg6 17. Qh3 Qf5 18. Qg3 Nc6 19. Qc7 Qd5 20. Bxc6 dxc6 21. h4 Be7 22. Rh3 Rf8 23. Qe5 Bf6 24. Qe2 Bd4 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. h5 Rf6 27. Kg1 Kf7 28. hxg6+ Rxg6 29. g3 d3 30. Qd2 Rg4 31. a5 Re4 32. Rxh7 Kg8 33. Rh4 Re2 34. Qc3 d2 35. Rd1 Rf8 36. Rh2 Qe4 37. Rf1 Rf3 38. Qc5 Re1