Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Finals 2025 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 2.8
Date 2025.10.03
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3Q1k2/7n/4p1p1/4Pp2/p4P1K/5qPN/1P6/8 b - - 13 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.Nc3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bd2 Nb6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.e4 Bc5
  10. 10.Bb5 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Bd7
  12. 12.Qe2 a6
  13. 13.Bxc6 Bxc6
  14. 14.Be3 Qe7
  15. 15.Ne5 Rac8
  16. 16.Rac1 Bd6
  17. 17.Nf3 Nd7
  18. 18.Nd4 Nf6
  19. 19.f3 Bd7
  20. 20.Rfd1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Qf2 Ne8
  22. 22.Nb3 Bc6
  23. 23.Bb6 Bc7
  24. 24.Bxc7 Qxc7
  25. 25.Rxd8 Rxd8
  26. 26.Rd1 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Nxd1 Ba4
  28. 28.Nc3 Bxb3
  29. 29.axb3 h5
  30. 30.g3 Nf6
  31. 31.Kg2 Qd6
  32. 32.Qe2 Nd7
  33. 33.f4 h4
  34. 34.e5 Qb6
  35. 35.Qd1 Nf8
  36. 36.Ne4 Qc6
  37. 37.Qd3 a5
  38. 38.Kh3 hxg3
  39. 39.hxg3 Qc1
  40. 40.Ng5 Qh1+
  41. 41.Kg4 g6
  42. 42.Nh3 Kg7
  43. 43.Qd8 Nh7
  44. 44.Qd7 b5
  45. 45.Qd3 a4
  46. 46.bxa4 bxa4
  47. 47.Qd2 f5+
  48. 48.Kh4 Qf3
  49. 49.Qd7+ Kf8
  50. 50.Qd8+ Kf7
  51. 51.Qd7+ Kf8
  52. 52.Qd8+ Kf7
  53. 53.Qd7+ Kf8
  54. 54.Qd8+

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