Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Finals 2025 · Trompowsky Attack · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 1.8
Date 2025.09.30
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 44
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pk1/1NK1b3/6p1/1P5p/2R5/r7/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 e6
  4. 4.e4 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Be7
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.Qe2 c5
  10. 10.O-O-O cxd4
  11. 11.Rxd4 Nc6
  12. 12.Rd2 e5
  13. 13.Qe3 Bf5
  14. 14.Bc4 Rac8
  15. 15.Bb3 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rhd1 Rxd2
  17. 17.Rxd2 h6
  18. 18.h3 g5
  19. 19.a3 Kg7
  20. 20.Ba4 e4
  21. 21.Bxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Nd4 Bg6
  23. 23.Nb3 Rc7
  24. 24.Nc5 Re7
  25. 25.Nd7 Qf4
  26. 26.Qxa7 e3
  27. 27.fxe3 Rxe3
  28. 28.Qd4+ Qxd4
  29. 29.Rxd4 Re1+
  30. 30.Kd2 Rg1
  31. 31.a4 Rxg2+
  32. 32.Kc3 Rxc2+
  33. 33.Kb3 c5
  34. 34.Rc4 Rh2
  35. 35.Rc3 Bf5
  36. 36.Nxc5 Rxh3
  37. 37.a5 Rh1
  38. 38.a6 Ra1
  39. 39.Na4 Bd7
  40. 40.Nb6 Be6+
  41. 41.Kb4 Rxa6
  42. 42.Kb5 Ra2
  43. 43.b4 h5
  44. 44.Kc6 h4

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, or browse all Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.