[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Bluebaum,Matthias"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Round "11.4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "83"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,83,-2,0,0,0,0,0,-23,0,0,0,4,29,31,32,27,31,33,33,35,47,43,61,75,122,97,126,2,0,3,66,65,59,58,54,59,62,59,58,59,67,67,79,56,93,59,58,55,57,21,33,11,92,92,129,124,112,59,472,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:27]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 6. Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:8] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} d5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 8. Qf3 $146 {[%emt 0:0:32]} ({Predecessor:} 8. Be3 c6 9. Bd3 Na6 10. a3 Nc7 11. f3 c5 12. b3 b6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd2 {½-½ Dzagnidze,N (2510)-Tan,Z (2513) Candidates (Women) 2019 (1)} )c6 {[%emt 0:10:16]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:31]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:29]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Na6 {[%emt 0:7:34]} 11. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:9:32]} bxa6 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 12. Nd3 {[%emt 0:2:13]} a5 {[%emt 0:4:14]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:3:50][%cal Bh1f1,Bf1e1,Be1e3][%mdl 32]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:4:23]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:5:26]} Re8 {[%emt 0:4:40]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:5:10]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:14:39] Prevents Nc5} 16. Ne5 $1 {[%emt 0:10:0]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:7:41] [#]} (16... h6 $142 17. Na4 Qb5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 )17. Re3 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:13:38] aiming for Rae1.} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:10:8]} 18. Rae1 {[%emt 0:2:26]} (18. Qf5 $16 h6 19. Rd1 )h6 $11 {[%emt 0:6:24]} 19. Nd7 {[%emt 0:21:21]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:5:30]} (19... hxg5 $11 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21. Rxe7 a4 )20. Rxe7 $14 {[%emt 0:1:8]} Rxe7 {[%emt 0:7:18]} 21. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:2:25]} 22. Qe3 {[%emt 0:0:26] The board is on fire.} Qb4 {[%emt 0:2:46]} 23. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:4:38]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 24. b3 {[%emt 0:1:7]} (24. Qxg5 $6 Qxb2 25. Rxa7 Bc4 $17 (25... Qxc3 26. Qf5 $11 )(25... Qxc2 26. Qf4 $11 ))Rf8 {[%emt 0:3:31]} 25. Rc7 {[%emt 0:4:32][%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Qb6 {[%emt 0:3:39]} 26. Na4 $40 {[%emt 0:2:19][%cal Bc3a4,Ba4b6,Bb6d7,Bd7e5][%mdl 160] White is up to no good.} Qb5 {[%emt 0:1:47]} 27. Kh2 {[%emt 0:1:51] Active counter play!} Qb4 {[%emt 0:3:46]} 28. c3 {[%emt 0:8:41]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 29. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:3:11]} ({Much weaker is} 29. Qxg5 Bb5 $11 )Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 30. Nb6 {[%emt 0:3:16]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:0:25]} (30... Qc5 $11 31. Rb7 Ba6 )31. Qe3 $16 {[%emt 0:3:7]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:3:38]} 32. Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 33. Ne5 {[%emt 0:4:7]} Re8 $2 {[%emt 0:5:46][%mdl 8192]} (33... d4 $14 34. Qxd4 c5 )34. Qf3 $2 {[%emt 0:0:27]} d4 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:1:8] The position is equal.} 35. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:0:26] [#] Intending Qh5 and mate.} Rf8 $1 {[%emt 0:0:42] and ...Bc4 would now be decisive} 36. Nh6+ {[%emt 0:2:26]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 37. Qe4 {[%emt 0:0:7][%csl Ga7][%cal Re4h7]} Bd3 $1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 38. Qe5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 39. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 40. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:0:0] Prevents Qg7+.} 41. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:4:14]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 42. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:4] Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.26 (precise) Loses game: --- Black=1 Missed win: White=1 --- Mistake: White=1 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=2 OK: White=13 Black=4 Best: --- Black=3 Strong: White=2 Black=3} 1/2-1/2