
[Event "Chennai Challengers 2025"]
[Site "Chennai IND"]
[Date "2025.08.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Pranesh, M"]
[Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation"]
[PlyCount "75"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.O-O Nd4 5.Nxd4 Bxd4 6.c3 Bb6 7.d4 c6 8.Bc4 d6 9.Qb3 Qe7 10.Be3 Nf6 11.Nd2 O-O 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.Bxb6 axb6 14.Qxb6 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Qxe4 16.Bb3 Re8 17.a4 g6 18.a5 Ra6 19.Qc7 d5 20.h3 Qe5 21.Qxe5 Rxe5 22.Bc2 d4 23.b4 dxc3 24.Bd3 Ra8 25.Rfc1 Bf5 26.Rxc3 Bxd3 27.Rxd3 Rb5 28.Rd4 c5 29.bxc5 Rxc5 30.Rb4 Raxa5 31.Rxa5 Rxa5 32.Rxb7 h5 33.h4 Kg7 34.g3 Rc5 35.Rd7 Ra5 36.Rb7 Rc5 37.Rd7 Ra5 38.Rb7 1/2-1/2
[Site "Chennai IND"]
[Date "2025.08.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Pranesh, M"]
[Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation"]
[PlyCount "75"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.O-O Nd4 5.Nxd4 Bxd4 6.c3 Bb6 7.d4 c6 8.Bc4 d6 9.Qb3 Qe7 10.Be3 Nf6 11.Nd2 O-O 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.Bxb6 axb6 14.Qxb6 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Qxe4 16.Bb3 Re8 17.a4 g6 18.a5 Ra6 19.Qc7 d5 20.h3 Qe5 21.Qxe5 Rxe5 22.Bc2 d4 23.b4 dxc3 24.Bd3 Ra8 25.Rfc1 Bf5 26.Rxc3 Bxd3 27.Rxd3 Rb5 28.Rd4 c5 29.bxc5 Rxc5 30.Rb4 Raxa5 31.Rxa5 Rxa5 32.Rxb7 h5 33.h4 Kg7 34.g3 Rc5 35.Rd7 Ra5 36.Rb7 Rc5 37.Rd7 Ra5 38.Rb7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Chennai Challengers 2025"]
[Site "Chennai IND"]
[Date "2025.08.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Pranesh, M"]
[Black "Mendonca, Leon Luke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "classical (Cordel) defence"]
[EventDate "2025.08.07"]
[WhiteFideId "35028600"]
[BlackFideId "35028561"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d4 c6
8. Bc4 d6 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Bxb6 axb6
14. Qxb6 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Bb3 Re8 17. a4 g6 18. a5 Ra6 19. Qc7 d5 20.
h3 Qe5 21. Qxe5 Rxe5 22. Bc2 d4 23. b4 dxc3 24. Bd3 Ra8 25. Rfc1 Bf5 26.
Rxc3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Rb5 28. Rd4 c5 29. bxc5 Rxc5 30. Rb4 Raxa5 31. Rxa5 Rxa5
32. Rxb7 h5 33. h4 Kg7 34. g3 Rc5 35. Rd7 Ra5 36. Rb7 Rc5 37. Rd7 Ra5 38.
Rb7 1/2-1/2