Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

TechM GCL 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 3.3
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2N1k3/6R1/p5p1/4n1P1/1p6/1P3p2/1KP5/3r4 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.g3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 b5
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Qxd5 Ra7
  12. 12.Be3 Be6
  13. 13.Qa5 Rb7
  14. 14.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  15. 15.a5 Bc4
  16. 16.Bf1 Bxf1
  17. 17.Rxf1 Nc6
  18. 18.Ke2 Ke7
  19. 19.Rfd1 Bc7
  20. 20.Rd5 Rhb8
  21. 21.Nd2 Ke6
  22. 22.Nc4 Ne7
  23. 23.Rd3 d5
  24. 24.exd5+ Nxd5
  25. 25.f3 Rb5
  26. 26.b3 h5
  27. 27.Kd2 h4
  28. 28.Re1 f6
  29. 29.f4 hxg3
  30. 30.hxg3 Rh8
  31. 31.Bb6 Bb8
  32. 32.Bd4 Ne7
  33. 33.Bb2 Nc6
  34. 34.g4 Nxa5
  35. 35.Ne3 Nc6
  36. 36.Nf5 Rb7
  37. 37.Kc1 g6
  38. 38.Ng3 Rh3
  39. 39.fxe5 Nxe5
  40. 40.Rde3 Kf7
  41. 41.Nf5 Rxe3
  42. 42.Nxe3 Re7
  43. 43.Rf1 Ke6
  44. 44.Re1 Kf7
  45. 45.Rf1 Re6
  46. 46.g5 f5
  47. 47.Nd5 Bd6
  48. 48.Rh1 Nf3
  49. 49.Rh7+ Ke8
  50. 50.Bf6 f4
  51. 51.Rg7 Re1+
  52. 52.Kb2 Rd1
  53. 53.Nb6 Be5+
  54. 54.Bxe5 Nxe5
  55. 55.Nc8 f3

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