Praggnanandhaa vs Vidit Gujrathi | English Opening & Brilliant Win ♟️🔥

♟️ PRAGGNANANDHAA vs VIDIT GUJRATHI | ENGLISH OPENING | BRILLIANT WIN 🔥 A fantastic battle between two of India's strongest Grandmasters! 🇮🇳 GM R Praggnanandhaa faced GM Vidit Gujrathi in Round 5 of the 6th Prague International Chess Festival 2024 Masters. Both players were rated 2747 at the time of the game. 🏆 EVENT DETAILS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🏟️ Event: 6th Prague International Chess Festival 2024 – Masters 📍 Location: Prague, Czech Republic 📅 Date: 2 March 2024 ♟️ Round: 5 ⏱️ Format: Classical Chess 👑 White: GM R Praggnanandhaa – 2747 👑 Black: GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – 2747 🏁 Result: 1–0 🔢 Game Length: 52 moves 📖 Opening: English Opening 📚 Variation: Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 🏷️ ECO: A29 🔥 THE GAME Praggnanandhaa started with 1.c4, entering the English Opening. After 1...e5, 2.Nc3 Nf6, 3.Nf3 Nc6 and 4.g3, the game developed into the English Four Knights with a kingside fianchetto. The opening was strategically complex, with both players developing carefully and fighting for control of the center. Vidit equalized the opening, but Praggnanandhaa continued creating practical problems and maintained pressure in the middlegame. The critical moment came with 43.e5!, an excellent resource from Praggnanandhaa. After 43...Qxe5 44.Rxd4, the position became extremely dangerous for Black. Vidit's 44...axb4? allowed Praggnanandhaa to launch a powerful attack. The rooks and queen became very active, and Black's king was forced into a difficult defensive position. The game finished with a beautiful attacking sequence: 47.Qc8+ Kh7 48.Rh4+ Kg6 49.Qe8+ Kg5 50.Qe7+ Kf5 51.Rf4+ Kg6 52.Rg4+ 1-0 🔥 Praggnanandhaa's persistence and attacking technique produced a memorable victory over Vidit! 📌 OPENING English Opening – Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto ECO: A29 📌 KEY MOMENT 43.e5! was the brilliant practical idea that changed the game and activated White's rook. After 44...axb4?, Praggnanandhaa's attack became decisive. 📌 COMPLETE MOVE LIST 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. d3 O-O 8. Bd2 Nf6 9. a3 h6 10. b4 Bd6 11. O-O a6 12. Bc1 Bf5 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Na4 Bh3 15. Rc1 Rad8 16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qe6 19. e4 Rd7 20. Qc4 Qe7 21. Qb3 Red8 22. Re1 Qe8 23. h3 Nh7 24. Nc3 Ng5 25. Nxg5 Nd4 26. Qd1 hxg5 27. Nd5 Ne6 28. Qg4 Bf8 29. h4 c6 30. Nb6 Rxd3 31. hxg5 Be7 32. g6 Bg5 33. gxf7+ Qxf7 34. Rcd1 Bd2 35. Re2 Bc3 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Nc4 Qf6 38. Bxc3 Rxc3 39. Ne3 Rxa3 40. Rd2 Nd4 41. Nf5 a5 42. Nxd4 exd4 43. e5! Qxe5 44. Rxd4 axb4 45. Re4 Qd5 46. Kh2 Ra2 47. Qc8+ Kh7 48. Rh4+ Kg6 49. Qe8+ Kg5 50. Qe7+ Kf5 51. Rf4+ Kg6 52. Rg4+ 1-0 🎯 WHAT TO LEARN FROM THIS GAME • How to play the English Opening • Four Knights setup with g3 and Bg2 • Strategic queenside expansion with a3 and b4 • How to create pressure in a quiet position • The importance of active rooks • Finding the tactical resource 43.e5! • How to attack an exposed king with queen and rook coordination • Why one inaccurate move can completely change a grandmaster game If you enjoyed this game, don't forget to 👍 LIKE, 💬 COMMENT, and 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more amazing chess games, opening ideas, tactics, and Indian Grandmaster battles! 🇮🇳 Support Indian Chess! #Praggnanandhaa #Pragg #ViditGujrathi #Vidit #Chess #IndianChess #PragueChessFestival #PragueMasters #EnglishOpening #ChessOpening #A29 #GrandmasterChess #ChessGame #ChessTactics #ChessAnalysis #ChessIndia #PraggnanandhaaVsVidit #chesshighlights ‪@chess999-g5q‬