[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] It's over.
1. d2d4  1... d7d5  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. g1f3  3... g8f6  4. g2g3 \"He does not play the Catalan that often.\" (Gukesh) 4... f8b4  5. b1c3  5... d5c4  6. f1g2  6... e8g8  7. e1g1  7... b8c6  8. a2a3  8... b4e7  9. e2e4 [%cal de2e4][%c_arrow e2e4;keyPressed;none;from;e2;opacity;0.8;to;e4;persistent;false] This sharp gambit line is a common concept for the Catalan and the QGA and was apparently prepared in depth by Praggnanandhaa. \"I checked, but I could not remember. It is a very dangerous line, and this is why I was taking so much time.\" (Gukesh) 9... a7a6  10. c1e3  10... b7b5  11. d1e2 White connects the rooks in preparation for a powerful break. 11... c8b7  12. a1d1  12... c6a5  13. d4d5 There White goes $1 13... e6d5  14. e4e5 After opening the d-file, White shifts into full kingside mode. 14... f6e8  15. e5e6 [%csl Rg8][%cal Gf7e6,de5e6][%c_arrow e5e6;keyPressed;none;from;e5;opacity;0.8;to;e6;persistent;false][%c_highlight e6;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;e6;persistent;false] Opening up the opponent's king. All of this was blitzed out, as confident as you can imagine. Gukesh was already heavily behind on the clock, taken by surprise, and it seemed as though Praggnanandhaa would score a crushing victory straight out of the opening. Black thought that he had two moves, and the one that he chose turned out to be a novelty. 15... f7f5 \"After this move he started thinking, which means f7-f5 is not a great move.\" (Gukesh) 16. f3e5 A logical follow-up. White immediately shifts his knight into close proximity to the black king. 16... e8f6  17. e2c2 [%c_effect c2;square;c2;type;Interesting;persistent;true] \"This move I completely missed, and it is quite interesting if not best at all.\" (Gukesh) 17... c7c6 [%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Giving back a pawn in order to secure the center and gain a tempo for the kingside defense. 18. c2f5  18... d8e8 \"A slight miscalculation.\" (Gukesh) 19. e5f7  19... b7c8 Aiming at the key attackers on e6 and f7. 20. f1e1  20... a5b7 The more solid of the two continuations. The knight is controlling the d6-point, while getting ready to swap off its counterpart on f7. 21. e3g5 \"A clever move.\" (Gukesh) 21... a8a7 [%c_effect a7;square;a7;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] \"I thought this is a brilliant idea, practically.\" (Gukesh) The rook moves away from the vulnerable square, while overprotecting (and attacking $1) everything along the seventh rank. 22. g5f6  22... e7f6 [%csl Rd6][%cal Rb7d6] 23. g2d5 [%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Praggnanandhaa needs to add more fuel to the attack. This is the only way. 23... c6d5  24. c3d5  24... f6e7 The culmination of the game. Both players were already severely low on time. 25. f5g4  25... b7d8 [%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] Gukesh is once more extremely careful and this will pay full dividends. 26. f7d8 A blunder $1 After this, Black repels the attack and quickly brings home the full point. 26... e7d8  27. g4d4  27... a7b7  28. e1e4  28... d8f6  29. d4e3  29... f6e7  30. h2h4  30... e8c6  31. h4h5 