Gukesh Dommaraju vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

TechM GCL 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Gukesh Dommaraju
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 4.2
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

2r5/5p2/1p1kbR1p/pB1p2p1/P2P2P1/7P/1P1K2P1/8 b - - 10 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bf4 c5
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bb5 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.dxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.Rc1 Rc8
  13. 13.Qa4 Qb6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Ne2 Ne4
  16. 16.h3 g5
  17. 17.Bg3 Be7
  18. 18.Ned4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Nxg3
  20. 20.fxg3 Bf6
  21. 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
  22. 22.Bd3 Bxd4
  23. 23.Qxd4 Qxd4
  24. 24.exd4 Kf8
  25. 25.g4 Ke7
  26. 26.Kf2 Kd6
  27. 27.Ke3 a5
  28. 28.Rf1 Ke7
  29. 29.Kd2 b6
  30. 30.Rf3 Rc7
  31. 31.Ba6 Ra7
  32. 32.Be2 Rc7
  33. 33.Bb5 Rc8
  34. 34.a4 Kd6
  35. 35.Rf6 Rh8
  36. 36.Rf3 Rc8
  37. 37.Rf6 Rh8
  38. 38.Rf3 Rc8
  39. 39.Rf6

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