[Event "GCT Finals 2026"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Round "2.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2026.08.26"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "189"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 14,189,41,29,39,31,34,4,21,0,25,30,30,27,19,21,32,72,79,45,47,45,44,50,49,49,49,43,43,23,49,52,47,23,23,23,26,22,18,22,23,23,22,20,16,16,16,19,18,19,19,19,19,20,39,41,39,42,37,29,46,45,46,45,62,61,55,55,71,65,63,63,80,69,86,88,94,92,100,106,101,100,105,90,92,101,108,113,115,115,114,115,113,113,220,233,228,77,128,50,69,31,41,31,31,31,89,77,89,19,31,28,28,8,8,8,83,52,53,53,77,77,77,77,77,77,77,75,77,73,73,0,77,74,77,73,84,75,84,68,84,84,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,91,99,99,121,114,116,59,59,59,59,0,0,0,8,0,8,8]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Bg8f6,Bf6d5,Bd5f4][%mdl 32]} 4. Ng5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 5. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Na5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 6. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 7. dxc6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:3] 8.Qf3 is the recent fashion.} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:28] C58: Two Knights: 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 sidelines.} 9. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} (9. Nxh7 Nf4 10. Be4 Rxh7 $17 )Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 11. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} O-O {[%emt 0:6:9][%cal Bh8f8,Bf8e8,Be8e4][%mdl 32] Black sacrificed a pawn} 12. g3 {[%emt 0:11:53]} Nd5 $146 {[%emt 0:25:55]} ({Predecessor:} 12... Ng6 13. Bg2 Bg4 14. h3 e4 15. hxg4 exf3 16. Qxf3 Re8+ 17. Kf1 Ne5 18. Qe4 h6 {0-1 Li,E (2334)-Padhye,R (1716) PNWCC Online blitz JP 12th 2020 (9)} )13. d3 {[%emt 0:8:37]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 14. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} e4 {[%emt 0:8:31]} 15. dxe4 {[%emt 0:7:42]} Re8 {[%emt 0:1:52]} 16. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:10:50]} 17. Ng5 {[%emt 0:4:55]} Bg2 {[%emt 0:5:3][%csl LRe4,LRh1]} 18. Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 19. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 20. Kf1 {[%emt 0:5:12]} Be5 {[%emt 0:2:19]} 21. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:11:5]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 22. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:47]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 23. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:23] A strong pair of Bishops.} Ra4 {[%emt 0:7:42]} 24. a3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:41]} 25. Kg2 {[%emt 0:3:49]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 26. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:19]} h5 {[%emt 0:4:22]} 27. h3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:2:26]} 28. Rb7 {[%emt 0:6:7]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:3:32]} 29. Rc7 {[%emt 0:8:6]} Nb2 {[%emt 0:1:53]} 30. Bxb2 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 31. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Be5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 32. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:1:20]} 33. Rc4 {[%emt 0:6:40]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:5:39]} 34. Bxc4 $11 {[%emt 0:0:3][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB. White is a pawn up.} Rd4 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 35. Ba2 {[%emt 0:2:55]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:1:29] Repels Rb7} 36. Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 37. a4 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:2:2]} 38. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 39. Rd5 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 40. f4 {[%emt 0:0:33]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 41. g4 {[%emt 0:7:24]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 42. hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:3:37]} 43. Kf3 {[%emt 0:1:14]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:5:14]} 44. Rb5 {[%emt 0:2:58]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 45. Ke4 {[%emt 0:2:17]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 46. Bd5 {[%emt 0:9:6]} Re7+ {[%emt 0:8:5]} 47. Kd4 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 48. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Be3+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 49. Kc4 {[%emt 0:3:46]} Rc7+ {[%emt 0:0:51]} 50. Kb3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:5:7]} 51. Rb5 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:0:10]} 52. Kb2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 53. a5 {[%emt 0:2:19]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:0:42]} (53... Be3 $16 {was called for.} )54. c4 $18 {[%emt 0:1:2]} Be3 {[%emt 0:0:28] [#] Dodges Rb6+} 55. c5 $2 {[%emt 0:1:18]} (55. a6 $1 $18 )Ke5 {[%emt 0:3:19] [#]} ({Black should try} 55... Rd4 56. a6 (56. c6 Bf4 $14 )Ra4 (56... Rxd5 $2 57. a7 $18 ))56. Bxf7 {[%emt 0:2:4]} (56. Bb3 $1 $16 Rd4 57. Bxf7 )Ra4 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 57. Kb3 {[%emt 0:2:42]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 58. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:4:19]} 59. Bf7+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} (59... Kd4 $14 )60. Be8+ $16 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 61. Kb2 {[%emt 0:0:38]} (61. c6 $16 )Re1 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 62. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:0:50]} 63. Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bd2+ {[%emt 0:2:17]} 64. Kb3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Be3 {[%emt 0:0:50]} (64... Rc3+ $11 {keeps the balance.} 65. Ka2 Re3 )65. a6 {[%emt 0:0:53]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 66. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:0:24]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 67. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 68. Rd3 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Bg1 {[%emt 0:1:16]} 69. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bf2 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 70. Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 71. Kb5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Rc5+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 72. Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rc7 $1 {[%emt 0:0:3] Prevents Bd7+} 73. Rh1 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 74. Ba4 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 75. Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Be3 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 76. Rg6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 77. Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 78. Re8 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 79. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 80. Bd5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 81. Re6+ {[%emt 0:1:0]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 82. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 83. Re8 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bc5+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} 84. Kb5 {[%emt 0:0:4] White is more active.} Ba7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 85. Bc6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 86. Re6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 87. Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:16] Inhibits Rh7+.} 88. Rd6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 89. Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 90. Rc6 {[%emt 0:3:2]} ({Better is} 90. Bc8 $16 )Rb1+ $14 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 91. Ka4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 92. Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:14]} (92. Rxb6 $14 Bxb6 93. Bf5 )Rxa6+ $11 {[%emt 0:0:4] The position is equal.} 93. Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Bb8 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 94. Kb5 {[%emt 0:0:44]} Bxc7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 95. Kxa6 {[%emt 0:0:2] Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.09 (flawless) Mistake: White=5 Black=4 Inaccurate: White=4 --- OK: White=10 Black=10 Best: White=2 --- Strong: --- Black=1} 1/2-1/2