Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Finals 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 2.1
Date 2025.10.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 89
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Final Position

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

1Q6/P3K1q1/7k/8/7p/8/8/8 w - - 21 90

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Bg4
  8. 8.Qc2 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Be6
  10. 10.Nf3 Ne8
  11. 11.Bg3 Bd6
  12. 12.Ne5 Nc6
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Bd3 Bxg3
  15. 15.fxg3 Qg5
  16. 16.Qf2 Nd6
  17. 17.O-O Rae8
  18. 18.Rac1 Bd7
  19. 19.Nd1 Re6
  20. 20.Qe1 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rf3 R6e7
  22. 22.Qf2 h5
  23. 23.b4 g6
  24. 24.Rf4 Re6
  25. 25.b5 cxb5
  26. 26.Rxc7 Qd8
  27. 27.Rxa7 R8e7
  28. 28.Rf6 Kg7
  29. 29.Rxe6 Bxe6
  30. 30.Rxe7 Qxe7
  31. 31.Qb2 Bf5
  32. 32.Bxb5 Nxb5
  33. 33.Qxb5 Bc2
  34. 34.Qe2 Bxd1
  35. 35.Qxd1 Qxe3+
  36. 36.Kh2 f5
  37. 37.a4 f4
  38. 38.gxf4 Qxf4+
  39. 39.Kh1 g5
  40. 40.a5 g4
  41. 41.a6 gxh3
  42. 42.gxh3 Qe4+
  43. 43.Kh2 Qf4+
  44. 44.Kg2 Qe4+
  45. 45.Qf3 Qxd4
  46. 46.Qf2 Qa4
  47. 47.a7 h4
  48. 48.Qe3 Kf6
  49. 49.Qc3+ Kg6
  50. 50.Qc5 Qe4+
  51. 51.Kf2 d4
  52. 52.Qc1 Kh7
  53. 53.Qc7+ Kh6
  54. 54.Qd6+ Kh7
  55. 55.Qc7+ Kh6
  56. 56.Qb6+ Kg7
  57. 57.Qa5 Qe3+
  58. 58.Kf1 Qxh3+
  59. 59.Ke1 Qe3+
  60. 60.Kd1 Qf3+
  61. 61.Kc1 Qa8
  62. 62.Qc7+ Kh6
  63. 63.Qb8 Qc6+
  64. 64.Kb1 Qe4+
  65. 65.Kb2 Qe2+
  66. 66.Ka3 Qd3+
  67. 67.Kb4 Qc3+
  68. 68.Kb5 Qb3+
  69. 69.Kc5 Qc2+
  70. 70.Kd5 Qg2+
  71. 71.Ke5 Qg5+
  72. 72.Ke4 Qg2+
  73. 73.Ke5 Qg5+
  74. 74.Kd6 Qg6+
  75. 75.Kc7 Qf7+
  76. 76.Kc6 Qf3+
  77. 77.Kb5 Qb3+
  78. 78.Kc5 Qc2+
  79. 79.Kxd4 Qd2+
  80. 80.Ke4 Qc2+
  81. 81.Kf3 Qd1+
  82. 82.Kf4 Qd4+
  83. 83.Kf5 Qd3+
  84. 84.Ke6 Qg6+
  85. 85.Ke7 Qg7+
  86. 86.Ke8 Qg8+
  87. 87.Ke7 Qg7+
  88. 88.Ke8 Qg8+
  89. 89.Ke7 Qg7+

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