Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa for Tata Steel chess title after night of glorious sacs, dramatic draws, and Arjun Erigaisi’s turnaround

Gukesh was the sole person coming into the 11th circular with a fractional a constituent borderline implicit Praggnanandhaa and Nodirbek Abdusattarov. Gukesh’s gully means that some Indians are locked astatine 8.5 points each.

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   All the moves from Gukesh vs Jorden Van Foreest

   1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Rc1 Ngf6 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. h4 h5 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Qd2 Ng4?! (Inaccuracy. O-O was champion -- 12... O-O 13. O-O a5 14. Bf3 Rfe8 15. Qe2 Qa6 16. Qd1 Qd3 17. Qxd3 Bxd3 18. Rfd1)

   13. Bg5 Bd6 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Bg5 Qd8 16. f3 Ngf6 17. O-O Nh7

   18. Bxe7?! (Inaccuracy. f4 was champion -- 18. f4 Nxg5 19. fxg5 Nb6 20. Bd3 O-O 21. Qe2 Qd7 22. Nxh5 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Qg4)

   18... Qxe7

   19. f4?! (Inaccuracy. Kf2 was champion -- 19. Kf2 Nb6 20. b3 O-O 21. Rh1 Nf6 22. Bd1 Nc8 23. Nce2 Nd6 24. Nf4 a6)

   19... Qxh4 20. Qe1 f5 21. Nxh5 Qe7 22. Bf3 Bxh5 23. Bxh5+ Kf8 24. Nd1 Nb6 25. Bg6 Qe6 26. Qb4+ Kg8 27. Bxh7+ Rxh7 28. Rf3 Re8 29. Nf2 Nc4 30. Nd3 Rh4 31. Ne5 b5 32. Qc5 Qh6 33. Kf2 Re6 34. Rxc4 dxc4 35. Qxa7 Qf6 36. Rg3 Rh1 37. Nd7 Qd8 38. Ne5 Re7

   39. Qa6?? (Blunder. Qa3 was champion -- 39. Qa3 Re8 40. Nxc6 Qa8 41. Qd6 Qxa2 42. Rxg7+ Kh8 43. Rg8+ Rxg8 44. Qf6+ Kh7
   39... Rxe5 40. fxe5 f4 41. Rh3 fxe3+ 42. Ke2 42... Rb1?? (Blunder. Rxh3 was best)

   43. Qxc6 Rxb2+ 44. Kf3 Qf8+ 45. Ke4 Rf2 46. Qe6+ Rf7?? (Blunder. Qf7 was best)

   47. Rxe3?? (Blunder. Qg6 was champion -- 47. Qg6 Qa8+)

   47... Qa8+ 48. d5 Qxa2 49. Qc8+ Rf8 50. Qe6+ Rf7 51. Qc8+

Erigaisi, who had been winless successful the past 24 games astatine Tata Steel masters section, was not successful the contention for the title. But helium delivered an assistance for his Olympiad teammates Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa by taking down Nodirbek Abdusattarov successful 46 moves.

For the Uzbek GM, this is present the 3rd clip successful 3 editions that his Tata Steel masters situation has unravelled successful the last games.

The blunder from Abdusattarov came successful the 24th determination erstwhile helium moved his queen to e5 (24… Qg5??). In doing so, helium made it imaginable for Erigaisi to heap connected unit connected his queen and the knight stationed connected h5. Erigaisi has been debased connected assurance each tournament, but present helium did not miss. He played 25. g4, frankincense applying the compression with his pawn.

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Abdusattarov recovered a magical determination to extract his queen and the knight retired of the trap. But Erigaisi held the precocious manus connected the committee since that move. Despite a flimsy wobble aboriginal on, helium managed to unit a resignation.

Praggnanandhaa, meanwhile, took down Alexey Sarana for his 3rd consecutive win. His triumph took him to 8.5 points, 1 afloat constituent up of Abdusattarov. Pragg held an vantage connected the committee from the 21st determination aft a blunder from his hostile (21… Nb5??). Pragg ne'er fto the unit gaffe up from that point: astatine 1 signifier a queen, a rook, a knight and a pawn from Pragg’s service were closing successful connected Sarana’s king who was virtually successful a country connected the a8 square.

INTERACTIVE: How Praggnanandhaa bushed Alexey Sarana

The extremity of the crippled came with a delightful move: with a queen sacrifice from Praggnanandhaa connected determination 29 erstwhile helium threw his astir almighty portion connected b7 for a sacrifice similar a grenade (29. Qb7+).

Sarana instantly resigned.

The tourney present hinges connected the past round, wherever each eyes volition beryllium connected the 3 flagbearers of India’s aureate generation. Erigaisi, having mustered immoderate assurance from today’s win, volition instrumentality connected Gukesh portion Pragg meets Gukesh’s satellite title second, Vincent Keymer.