Praggnanandhaa Destroys The Najdorf Variation

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Aditya Mittal
Hou Yifan Challenge 2021, rd 14
B96 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. a3 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ndxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qb8 14. Nxd6+ Kf8 15. e5 Be7 16. h4 Nc5 17. Rh3 Ba6 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. b4 Bxd6 22. exd6 Nd7 23. Rc3 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Rc8+ Nf8 26. c4 f6 27. c5 Qe7 28. b5 Kf7 29. b6 Nd7 30. b7 e5 31. f5 gxf5 32. Qe3 Rd8 33. c6 f4 34. Qb3+ Kg7 35. cxd7 Qxd7 36. Rxd8 Qc7+ 37. Kb1 Qxd8 38. b8=Q Qd2 39. Qc2 Qe1+ 40. Ka2 e4 41. Qxf4
1-0
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