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Fabiano Caruana vs R Praggnanandhaa · Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, St. Louis, October 28, 2026
Day 2, round 3, game 1 of the four-player rapid event at the Saint Louis Chess Club (10 minutes plus 5 seconds a move). R Praggnanandhaa won with Black in 77 moves, by resignation.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 a5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Bg3 Nf8 13. h3 Ne6 14. Be5 Nd7 15. Bh2 Nf6 16. a3 b6 17. Na4 b5 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 a4 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. f3 Nh7 22. Kh1 Bg5 23. f4 Be7 24. e4 dxe4 25. Bxe4 Rc8 26. Qf3 Qc7 27. Rfd1 Nf6 28. Bf5 Bf8 29. Bb1 Qa7 30. Bg1 Bxc5 31. Rxc5 Qxc5 32. Nf5 Qc4 33. Nd6 Qb3 34. Qxb3 axb3 35. Nxc8 Bxc8 36. Bd4 Rd8 37. Rd2 Nh5 38. Bc3 Re8 39. Rd6 Nxf4 40. Rxc6 Bb7 41. Rb6 Bxg2+ 42. Kh2 Bf1 43. Rd6 Bc4 44. a4 Nd5 45. Bd4 bxa4 46. Rc6 Be2 47. Bf5 Nf4 48. Kg3 Ne6 49. Bc3 Ng5 50. Kf4 Bh5 51. h4 Ne6+ 52. Kg3 Bg6 53. Bg4 Be4 54. Ra6 f5 55. Bh5 Re7 56. Rxa4 Kh7 57. Ra5 Rd7 58. Be2 g5 59. Bc4 Nf4 60. hxg5 hxg5 61. Bb5 Rb7 62. Bc4 Rd7 63. Bb5 Rb7 64. Bc4 Kh6 65. Ra8 Ng6 66. Ra6 Rd7 67. Bxb3 f4+ 68. Kf2 g4 69. Bc4 g3+ 70. Ke2 f3+ 71. Ke3 Rd1 72. Kxe4 g2 73. Bf7 g1=Q 74. Bxg6 Qg4+ 75. Ke3 Kg5 76. Rf6 Qg1+ 77. Kxf3 Rf1+ 0-1