Praggu Did It Again! He Gets Closer To The Final

August 14, 2023 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is Praggnanandhaa vs Berkes chess game analysis!
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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Ferenc Berkes
FIDE World Cup (2023), Baku AZE, rd 5, Aug-13
French Defense: Advance Variation. Main Line (C02)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9. Bb2 Nge7 10. Nc3 Na5 11. Bd3 Nc4 12. Bc1 a5 13. O-O axb4 14. Rb1 Qa7 15. axb4 b5 16. h4 Qb6 17. Re1 h6 18. Re2 Bc6 19. Ra2 Bb7 20. Ra5 Bc6 21. Qe2 g6 22. Rba1 Nf5 23. Ra6 Qd8 24. g4 Nxh4 25. Nxh4 Qxh4 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Ra8+ Kd7 29. Qf3 f5 30. b5 Rc8 31. Nxd5 Qxg4+ 32. Qxg4 fxg4 33. Nb6+ Kc7 34. Nxc8 Kb7 35. Ra6 Kxc8 36. Rxe6 Kb7 37. Rxg6 c3 38. Rc6 Bb4 39. Bxh6 Rd8 40. Rc4 Ba5 41.e6 Kb6 42. e7 Re8 43. Bg5 Kxb5 44. Rc5+ Kb6 45. Rd5 Bb4 46. Rd8 Rxe7 47. Bxe7 Bxe7 48. Rc8 g3 49. Rxc3
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