Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

GCT Finals 2025 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 1.5
Date 2025.09.30
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

2b2k2/R7/3n1N1p/3P1p1B/2r2P2/1p5P/6P1/6K1 w - - 8 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Nd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.exd5 Nb8
  9. 9.c4 Be7
  10. 10.Bd3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.Nc3 f5
  13. 13.f3 Nd7
  14. 14.Kh1 Kh8
  15. 15.a3 Bg5
  16. 16.b4 Bxc1
  17. 17.Rxc1 Qg5
  18. 18.Qe1 e4
  19. 19.f4 Qe7
  20. 20.Qe3 a5
  21. 21.Be2 Nf6
  22. 22.c5 Bd7
  23. 23.Qd4 axb4
  24. 24.axb4 e3
  25. 25.Rfe1 Rfc8
  26. 26.cxd6 Qxd6
  27. 27.Bf3 b5
  28. 28.Ne2 Re8
  29. 29.Rc3 Ra2
  30. 30.Qc5 Ra6
  31. 31.Kg1 h6
  32. 32.h3 Ne4
  33. 33.Qxd6 Nxd6
  34. 34.Ng3 Ra4
  35. 35.Rcxe3 Rxe3
  36. 36.Rxe3 Rxb4
  37. 37.Re7 Bc8
  38. 38.Nh5 Rc4
  39. 39.Rxg7 b4
  40. 40.Ra7 Kg8
  41. 41.Nf6+ Kf8
  42. 42.Bh5 b3
  43. 43.Nh7+ Kg8
  44. 44.Nf6+ Kf8
  45. 45.Nh7+ Kg8
  46. 46.Nf6+ Kf8

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