[Event "Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2025.02.01"] [Round "12.3"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "25059530"] [BlackElo "2672"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "24133795"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D36"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation"] [StudyName "Round 12"] [ChapterName "Praggnanandhaa R - Sarana, Alexey"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:39:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:40:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:03] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:41:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:40:28] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:41:41] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:40:53] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:42:08] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:41:17] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:42:33] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:41:41] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:42:39] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:41:32] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:43:04] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:35:28] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:36:22] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:46] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:25:33] } 10. Bh4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:22] } 10... g5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:16] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:45] } 11... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:22:32] } 12. hxg3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:21:50] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:22:51] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:13:43] } 13... g4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:14:51] } 14. Nh4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:03:10] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:11:59] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:59:52] } 15... O-O-O { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:59:28] } 16. a4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:53:01] } 16... Kb8 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:58:35] } 17. a5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:50:59] } 17... Nc4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:58:50] } 18. Na4?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:25] } (18. a6 b5) 18... Nd6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:56:50] } 19. Nc5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:39:45] } 19... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:53:14] } 20. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:35:20] } 20... Bc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:22] } 21. Qb3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:35:00] } 21... Nb5?? { [%eval 4.24] } { Blunder. Ka8 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:45] } (21... Ka8 22. Na4 Nfe4 23. Rc2 Rhe8 24. Kh2 Ka7 25. Qb6+ Ka8 26. Rd1 Be6 27. Qb4) 22. Nxa6+ { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:27:57] } 22... bxa6 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:44:37] } 23. Rxc6 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:28:22] } 23... Rd7?! { [%eval 5.7] } { Inaccuracy. Ka8 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:06] } (23... Ka8 24. Bxb5 axb5 25. Nf5 Qe8 26. Rxf6 Bxf5 27. Rxf5 Qc6 28. e4 h5 29. Rxd5) 24. Nf5 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:21:09] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:37:31] } 25. Bxb5 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:21:09] } 25... axb5 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:37:58] } 26. a6 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:20:22] } 26... Ra7 { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:36:56] } 27. Qxb5+ { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 0:20:05] } 27... Ka8 { [%eval 6.76] [%clk 0:37:23] } 28. Nd6 { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:20:28] } 28... Bd7?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:50] } (28... h5 29. e4 dxe4 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Nxc8 Rxc8 32. Qf5 Nd7 33. Qxe4+ Kb8 34. d5) 29. Qb7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:20:54] } 1-0