Featured is an excellent chess game between Praggnanandhaa R and Daniil Dubov from the Round 4 Tiebreaks of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. Out of the Italian Game, we reach a fixed center after 5.d5. A key moment arises when Praggnanandhaa exchanges his good bishop for Dubov’s knight on f6. Determining which minor piece exchange to make can be difficult to assess, especially in a faster time control like this rapid game at 15+10. Dubov’s queen knight becomes a dominant piece, while Praggnanandhaa’s light-squared bishop is left staring off into space for nearly the entire game.
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Image of Daniil Dubov by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 d6 5. d5 Nb8 6. Nc3 Be7 7. a4 a5 8. Qe2 c6 9. h3 Na6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd2 Nc5 15. Ba2 Be7 16. Nc4 Bd7 17. Rab1 Rad8 18. b4 axb4 19. Rxb4 Ra8 20. Nb6 Ra7 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Qf3 Raa8 23. Qf5 Qc7 24. Qg4 Kh7 25. h4 Bd8 26. h5 Qe7 27. dxc6 bxc6 28. Bb3 Ba5 29. Rc4 Rad8 30. Qf3 Kh8 31. Ne2 d5 32. exd5 cxd5 33. Rg4 e4 34. Qf5 e3 35. Bxd5 exf2+ 36. Qxf2 Bb6 37. Kh1 Nd3 38. Qxb6 Qxe2 39. Rxd3 Qxg4 40. Kg1 Qxa4 41. c4 Qa1+ 42. Kf2 Qe5 43. Qd4 Qxh5 44. Rg3 Qf5+ 45. Kg1 f6 46. Kh2 Rfe8 47. Qb6 Qh5+ 48. Rh3 Qe5+ 49. Rg3 Qd6 50. Qa7 Re7 51. Qf2 Re5 52. Kg1 Rde8 53. Kf1