Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Finals 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 1.4
Date 2025.09.30
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

6R1/1p1bkp1B/2p1r2p/p7/Pq1P1Q2/7P/1P4P1/6K1 b - - 17 40

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.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O Re8
  11. 11.Qc2 c6
  12. 12.Nd2 a5
  13. 13.a4 Nh5
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Rae1 Be6
  16. 16.f4 Nb6
  17. 17.Nb3 Nf6
  18. 18.f5 Bc8
  19. 19.e4 dxe4
  20. 20.Nxe4 Rd8
  21. 21.Nbc5 Nbd7
  22. 22.Qc3 Nxe4
  23. 23.Rxe4 Qd6
  24. 24.Nxd7 Bxd7
  25. 25.f6 Re8
  26. 26.Rh4 Re6
  27. 27.fxg7 Rf6
  28. 28.Re1 Qb4
  29. 29.Qc1 Kxg7
  30. 30.h3 Re8
  31. 31.Rxe8 Bxe8
  32. 32.Rg4+ Kf8
  33. 33.Bh7 Bd7
  34. 34.Rg8+ Ke7
  35. 35.Qe3+ Re6
  36. 36.Qf4 Re1+
  37. 37.Kf2 Re6
  38. 38.Kg1 Re1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Re6
  40. 40.Kg1

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