Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Finals 2025 · English Opening · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 2.6
Date 2025.10.03
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5pkp/5p2/3r4/1bR3q1/4PNP1/4QP1P/6K1 b - - 10 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nbd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 a6
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.d4 Bb7
  11. 11.Rd1 Bd6
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Bg5 O-O
  14. 14.Bxf6 gxf6
  15. 15.Rac1 Be7
  16. 16.b4 Ne4
  17. 17.Nd5 Qd8
  18. 18.Qxe4 exd5
  19. 19.Qg4+ Kh8
  20. 20.Qh5 Rg8
  21. 21.Nd4 Rg6
  22. 22.Nc6 Qe8
  23. 23.Bxd5 Bf8
  24. 24.Qf3 Rc8
  25. 25.a3 a5
  26. 26.bxa5 bxa5
  27. 27.Nxa5 Rxc1
  28. 28.Rxc1 Bxd5
  29. 29.Qxd5 Bxa3
  30. 30.Rb1 Rg5
  31. 31.Qd2 Kg7
  32. 32.Nc4 Bc5
  33. 33.Qd3 Qe6
  34. 34.e3 Rh5
  35. 35.Nd2 Rd5
  36. 36.Qe2 Qf5
  37. 37.Rc1 Bb4
  38. 38.Nf3 Qg4
  39. 39.Rc4

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