Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Finals 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 109 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 2.4
Date 2025.10.03
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 109
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Final Position

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

6k1/4R3/3K1p1p/5P1P/6P1/8/8/4r3 b - - 64 109

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.Rd1 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bd3 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Nge2 Rc8
  14. 14.O-O Qb6
  15. 15.Nf4 Nxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 Qxb2
  17. 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.Ncxd5 Bxd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Qxa2
  20. 20.Nxf6+ gxf6
  21. 21.Qd4 Qe6
  22. 22.Qxa7 b5
  23. 23.Rb1 Qf5
  24. 24.Qa5 Rc5
  25. 25.Rb4 Rfc8
  26. 26.Kh2 Qe5+
  27. 27.g3 Rc2
  28. 28.Qa6 R2c6
  29. 29.Qb7 R6c7
  30. 30.Qf3 Rc4
  31. 31.Rfb1 R8c5
  32. 32.Rxc4 Rxc4
  33. 33.Rd1 Kg7
  34. 34.Rd7 Qe6
  35. 35.Rb7 Qc6
  36. 36.Qxc6 Rxc6
  37. 37.Rxb5 Rc2
  38. 38.Kg2 Ra2
  39. 39.g4 Ra1
  40. 40.Kg3 Ra2
  41. 41.Rf5 Kg6
  42. 42.Rf4 Rb2
  43. 43.Rc4 Ra2
  44. 44.Rc8 Kg7
  45. 45.Re8 Rb2
  46. 46.f3 Rb1
  47. 47.h4 Rg1+
  48. 48.Kf4 Rh1
  49. 49.h5 Ra1
  50. 50.Rb8 Ra4+
  51. 51.e4 Ra3
  52. 52.Rb5 Rc3
  53. 53.Kg3 Ra3
  54. 54.Rb1 Rc3
  55. 55.Re1 Ra3
  56. 56.Kf4 Rb3
  57. 57.Re3 Rb5
  58. 58.Rd3 Ra5
  59. 59.Re3 Rb5
  60. 60.e5 fxe5+
  61. 61.Rxe5 Rb3
  62. 62.Ra5 Rb4+
  63. 63.Kf5 Rb3
  64. 64.f4 Rh3
  65. 65.Ra1 Rh2
  66. 66.Ke4 Re2+
  67. 67.Kf3 Rb2
  68. 68.Ra3 Rb5
  69. 69.Kg3 Rc5
  70. 70.Kh4 Rc4
  71. 71.Rf3 Kf6
  72. 72.Kg3 Rc5
  73. 73.Re3 Kg7
  74. 74.Re5 Rc3+
  75. 75.Kh4 Rf3
  76. 76.Re4 f6
  77. 77.f5 Ra3
  78. 78.Re7+ Kg8
  79. 79.Re1 Kf7
  80. 80.Rg1 Ke7
  81. 81.Rg3 Ra4
  82. 82.Rb3 Kf7
  83. 83.Kg3 Kg7
  84. 84.Kf3 Rc4
  85. 85.Rb7+ Kg8
  86. 86.Re7 Ra4
  87. 87.Re4 Ra3+
  88. 88.Kf4 Kf7
  89. 89.Rb4 Ra7
  90. 90.Ke4 Rd7
  91. 91.Rd4 Re7+
  92. 92.Kd5 Re1
  93. 93.Kd6 Re2
  94. 94.Kd7 Re1
  95. 95.Kc8 Re8+
  96. 96.Kc7 Re1
  97. 97.Rd7+ Kg8
  98. 98.Kd6 Re2
  99. 99.Rb7 Re4
  100. 100.Ra7 Re1
  101. 101.Kd7 Re4
  102. 102.Rb7 Kf8
  103. 103.Kd6 Kg8
  104. 104.Rd7 Re1
  105. 105.Re7 Ra1
  106. 106.Rb7 Re1
  107. 107.Re7 Ra1
  108. 108.Rb7 Re1
  109. 109.Re7

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