Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

TechM GCL 2025 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 5.1
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5bk1/7p/4qQ1p/3p2n1/3B4/1P6/6K1/8 w - - 0 53

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 e6
  7. 7.Be3 Qc7
  8. 8.a4 Be7
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Nb3 b6
  11. 11.f4 O-O
  12. 12.Bf3 Rb8
  13. 13.g4 Na5
  14. 14.g5 Nd7
  15. 15.Nd2 b5
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Be2 b4
  18. 18.Nb5 Qd8
  19. 19.Nf3 Nc5
  20. 20.e5 d5
  21. 21.Nbd4 Bd7
  22. 22.b3 Nab7
  23. 23.Nd2 Ra8
  24. 24.Bf3 Rxa1
  25. 25.Qxa1 Na5
  26. 26.h4 Nc6
  27. 27.Kg2 Qc7
  28. 28.Ne2 Na7
  29. 29.c3 Nb5
  30. 30.cxb4 Nd3
  31. 31.Qb1 Nxb4
  32. 32.Rc1 Qb8
  33. 33.Nd4 Rc8
  34. 34.Nf1 Nxd4
  35. 35.Bxd4 Bb5
  36. 36.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  37. 37.Ne3 Nd3
  38. 38.f5 Bc5
  39. 39.Qa1 Bb4
  40. 40.Bg4 Nf4+
  41. 41.Kf2 Bd7
  42. 42.fxe6 fxe6
  43. 43.Kg3 Nd3
  44. 44.Qf1 Nc5
  45. 45.h5 Ne4+
  46. 46.Kg2 Nxg5
  47. 47.h6 gxh6
  48. 48.Qf6 Bf8
  49. 49.Nxd5 Bc6
  50. 50.Bf3 Bxd5
  51. 51.Bxd5 exd5
  52. 52.e6 Qxe6

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