Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana

TechM GCL 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 8.3
Date 2025.12.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C79)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/1b1k4/p2p1np1/1p5p/1P1N1B1P/2P1K1P1/1P6/8 w - - 7 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 Na5
  8. 8.d4 Nxb3
  9. 9.axb3 Bb7
  10. 10.Qd3 Nd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Be7
  12. 12.Nd5 O-O
  13. 13.Bd2 f5
  14. 14.dxe5 Nc5
  15. 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  16. 16.exd6 cxd6
  17. 17.Qe2 fxe4
  18. 18.Nd4 Rf7
  19. 19.b4 Nd7
  20. 20.f4 exf3
  21. 21.Qxe7 f2+
  22. 22.Kh1 f1=Q+
  23. 23.Rxf1 Rxe7
  24. 24.Kg1 Re4
  25. 25.Rf4 Rae8
  26. 26.Raf1 Nf6
  27. 27.c3 Rxf4
  28. 28.Bxf4 Ne4
  29. 29.h3 h6
  30. 30.Nf5 Re6
  31. 31.Nd4 Rf6
  32. 32.Be3 Rxf1+
  33. 33.Kxf1 h5
  34. 34.h4 Kf7
  35. 35.Bf4 g6
  36. 36.Ke2 Ke7
  37. 37.g3 Kd7
  38. 38.Ke3 Nf6
  39. 39.Ke2 Ne4
  40. 40.Ke3 Nf6

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