Gukesh Dommaraju vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Super Blitz Croatia · 2026 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Gukesh Dommaraju
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Super Blitz Croatia
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 11.5
Date 2026.07.05
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r1n3/3R1Qpk/r2p3p/1N1Pq3/p7/3Bp2P/1P3RP1/7K b - - 3 57

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Be6
  10. 10.Bf1 Nbd7
  11. 11.a4 Qc7
  12. 12.h3 h6
  13. 13.Qf3 Rfc8
  14. 14.a5 Qc6
  15. 15.Rd1 Nf8
  16. 16.Rd2 b5
  17. 17.axb6 Qxb6
  18. 18.Rd1 Ng6
  19. 19.Be3 Qb7
  20. 20.Na5 Qb4
  21. 21.Bd3 Bd8
  22. 22.Nb3 Qb7
  23. 23.Qe2 a5
  24. 24.Nb5 Ne8
  25. 25.c4 a4
  26. 26.Nd2 Bb6
  27. 27.Qf3 Bxe3
  28. 28.Qxe3 Rc6
  29. 29.Ra3 Rca6
  30. 30.Bf1 Ne7
  31. 31.Nb1 Nc6
  32. 32.N1c3 Nd4
  33. 33.Rd2 Nb3
  34. 34.Rd1 Nd4
  35. 35.Bd3 Nc7
  36. 36.Rda1 Nb3
  37. 37.Rd1 Nd4
  38. 38.f4 f6
  39. 39.Rd2 Nb3
  40. 40.Rf2 Nc5
  41. 41.Bf1 Qb6
  42. 42.fxe5 fxe5
  43. 43.Ra1 Ne8
  44. 44.Rd1 Nb3
  45. 45.Qg3 Rc8
  46. 46.Kh2 Qd8
  47. 47.Rd3 Nc5
  48. 48.Rdf3 Qe7
  49. 49.Qg6 Nd7
  50. 50.c5 Nxc5
  51. 51.Nd5 Bxd5
  52. 52.exd5 e4
  53. 53.Rf7 Qe5+
  54. 54.Kh1 Nd7
  55. 55.Rxd7 e3
  56. 56.Qf7+ Kh7
  57. 57.Bd3+

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