Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Gukesh Dommaraju

World Blitz 2025 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 7.13
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2n2r1k/1R3B2/4p2P/4P3/5PK1/8/8 b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.a4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.a5 a6
  9. 9.Bf1 b5
  10. 10.axb6 Qxb6
  11. 11.d3 Bb7
  12. 12.Nd2 Ne5
  13. 13.h3 Qc7
  14. 14.Nc4 Nxc4
  15. 15.dxc4 e6
  16. 16.Bf4 Rfd8
  17. 17.Qd2 Bc6
  18. 18.Rad1 Qb7
  19. 19.Bg5 Rd7
  20. 20.Bd3 a5
  21. 21.b3 Qb4
  22. 22.Nb5 Qxd2
  23. 23.Bxd2 a4
  24. 24.bxa4 Rxa4
  25. 25.Rb1 h6
  26. 26.Bf4 Ne8
  27. 27.h4 Kh7
  28. 28.h5 g5
  29. 29.e5+ Kg8
  30. 30.Bg3 dxe5
  31. 31.Bxe5 Nf6
  32. 32.Nc3 Ra8
  33. 33.Rb6 Rc8
  34. 34.Be2 Rd2
  35. 35.Bd3 Nd7
  36. 36.Bxg7 Nxb6
  37. 37.Bxh6 Nxc4
  38. 38.Bxg5 Rxd3
  39. 39.cxd3 Nb2
  40. 40.Re3 Kh7
  41. 41.Bf6 Rg8
  42. 42.Ne4 Bxe4
  43. 43.dxe4 Nc4
  44. 44.Rc3 Nd6
  45. 45.f3 Kh6
  46. 46.Rxc5 Ne8
  47. 47.Bd4 f6
  48. 48.Be3+ Kh7
  49. 49.Rc6 e5
  50. 50.g4 Rf8
  51. 51.Kf2 Rf7
  52. 52.Kg3 Nc7
  53. 53.Rb6 Kg7
  54. 54.g5 fxg5
  55. 55.Bxg5 Kh7
  56. 56.Bf6

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