Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Gukesh Dommaraju

TechM GCL 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1-0
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 9.3
Date 2025.12.21
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/5k2/2N5/1P4P1/4K3/4n3 b - - 2 55

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.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Re1 Be6
  11. 11.Nd5 b5
  12. 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  13. 13.Bd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Qxd5 Qc7
  15. 15.c3 Rfd8
  16. 16.a4 Ne7
  17. 17.Qd3 Qc6
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Rxa8 Rxa8
  20. 20.h4 d5
  21. 21.Bg5 dxe4
  22. 22.Rxe4 Ng6
  23. 23.g3 Rd8
  24. 24.Qe2 h5
  25. 25.Rb4 Rd5
  26. 26.Bxf6 gxf6
  27. 27.Nh2 f5
  28. 28.Qxh5 e4
  29. 29.Rd4 Rxd4
  30. 30.cxd4 Qc1+
  31. 31.Nf1 f4
  32. 32.Qxb5 fxg3
  33. 33.fxg3 Qd1
  34. 34.Qe8+ Nf8
  35. 35.Qxe4 Ne6
  36. 36.d5 Nc7
  37. 37.h5 Nxd5
  38. 38.Qe8+ Kg7
  39. 39.h6+ Kxh6
  40. 40.Qxf7 Qd4+
  41. 41.Qf2 Qe5
  42. 42.Nh2 Kg6
  43. 43.Nf3 Qe4
  44. 44.Nh4+ Kg5
  45. 45.Qd2+ Kg4
  46. 46.Kf2 Nb4
  47. 47.Qd1+ Kg5
  48. 48.Nf3+ Kg6
  49. 49.Qd6+ Kh5
  50. 50.Qe5+ Qxe5
  51. 51.Nxe5 Kg5
  52. 52.Kf3 Kf5
  53. 53.Nc4 Nd3
  54. 54.b3 Ne1+
  55. 55.Ke2

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