Germany’s Keymer Outplays Pranesh with the Berlin

Featured is an instructive positional chess game between Pranesh M and Vincent Keymer from Round 3 of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. Out of the Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, it's a positional struggle featuring a minor piece imbalance after move 5, with Keymer holding the bishop pair. It becomes a deep maneuvering battle where Keymer slowly and steadily outplays his opponent, whose knights never quite find meaningful roles. #FIDEWorldCup #VincentKeymer #PraneshM Image of Vincent Keymer by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork   ★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork   ★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork   ★ PATREON   / chessnetwork   ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... PGN 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. Nc4 Qe7 8. c3 a5 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Qe6 11. Be3 Be7 12. Qc2 b6 13. Ncd2 c5 14. Nf1 Ba6 15. Ng3 g6 16. b3 Qc6 17. Rad1 h5 18. h3 Rfe8 19. c4 Bb7 20. Ne2 a4 21. Nc3 axb3 22. axb3 Bf8 23. Qc1 Bg7 24. Nd5 Qd6 25. Ng5 c6 26. Nc3 Bc8 27. Kh1 f6 28. Nf3 Nf8 29. Nh4 Qd8 30. f3 Ra7 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4 Kf7 33. Re2 Ne6 34. Rh2 Rh8 35. Qb2 Nd4 36. Rf1 Ne6 37. Ng2 Rxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Qh8+ 39. Kg1 Nd4 40. Ne2 Be6 41. Nc3 Qh3 42. Bxd4 cxd4 43. Na4 Bh6 44. Kf2 Qh2 45. Ke1 Bf8 46. Nxb6 Qg3+ 47. Kd1 Qxg2 48. Qxg2 Ra1+ 49. Ke2 Ra2+