Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Gukesh Dommaraju

World Rapid 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 10.4
Date 2025.12.28
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/1RN2kpp/p2p4/8/3Pn3/7P/6PK/r7 w - - 3 34

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.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.f4 O-O
  10. 10.h3 exf4
  11. 11.Nxf4 Nc6
  12. 12.Be3 Ne5
  13. 13.a4 Rc8
  14. 14.a5 Nfd7
  15. 15.Ncd5 Bg5
  16. 16.Qe2 Ng6
  17. 17.Nxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Rxf8+ Ngxf8
  19. 19.Qd2 Bxe3+
  20. 20.Nxe3 Ne5
  21. 21.Rf1 Nfd7
  22. 22.b3 Qg5
  23. 23.Nc4 Qxd2
  24. 24.Nxd2 Nxd3
  25. 25.cxd3 Rc3
  26. 26.d4 Rd3
  27. 27.Nf3 Rxb3
  28. 28.Ng5 Rb5
  29. 29.Nxe6 Nf6
  30. 30.Nc7 Rxa5
  31. 31.Rb1 Nxe4
  32. 32.Rxb7 Ra1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Kf7

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