Gukesh D beats Keymer in 27 moves at Prague International Chess Festival 2024

• D Gukesh won against Vincent Keymer (GER) in 8th round of Prague Masters 2024.
• Gukesh was aggressive right from the beginning of a Nimzo Indian defense game with white.

• Game Anotations : 1. d4♘f6 2. c4 e6 3. ♘c3 ♗b4 4. ♘f3 d6 5. ♕c2 O-O 6. ♗g5 ♘c6 7. a3 ♗xc3+ 8. ♕xc3 h6 9. ♗h4 ♖e8 10. O-O-O ♗d7 11. e3 e5 12. ♕c2 a6 13. ♗d3 g5 14. dxe5 ♘xe5 15. ♘xe5 ♖xe5? 16. f4+− ♖c5 17. b4 ♖c6 18. fxg5 ♘g4 19. ♗h7+ ♔f8 20. ♖hf1 ♕e7 21. g6 f6 22. h3 d5 23. hxg4 ♖xc4 24. ♖xf6+ ♔e8 25. g7 ♖xc2+ 26. ♗xc2 ♕xg7 27. ♗g6+ 1-0

The pairings for the final 9th round are Praggnanandhaa-Navara, Keymer-Bartel, Maghsoodloo-Gukesh, Rapport-Abdusattorov, and Nguyen-Vidit. The main focus will be on who can secure the second position.