Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

GCT Finals 2025 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 1.3
Date 2025.09.30
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/1P4p1/2nBPp1p/3p3P/3P4/4K3/8/8 b - - 6 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.h4 h6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bxd3
  6. 6.Qxd3 e6
  7. 7.h5 c5
  8. 8.c3 Nc6
  9. 9.Ne2 Rc8
  10. 10.a3 Qa5
  11. 11.O-O Nge7
  12. 12.Nd2 Qa6
  13. 13.Qxa6 bxa6
  14. 14.b4 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Rc7
  16. 16.Bb2 Nc8
  17. 17.Rac1 Nb6
  18. 18.Nf4 Be7
  19. 19.Nd3 O-O
  20. 20.Rc2 Rfc8
  21. 21.Rfc1 Bd8
  22. 22.Kf1 Kf8
  23. 23.g4 a5
  24. 24.b5 Nb8
  25. 25.Rxc7 Rxc7
  26. 26.Rxc7 Bxc7
  27. 27.Nc5 Bd8
  28. 28.a4 N8d7
  29. 29.Ke2 Ke8
  30. 30.f4 Be7
  31. 31.Ndb3 Nc4
  32. 32.Bc3 Ndb6
  33. 33.f5 Bxc5
  34. 34.Nxc5 Ke7
  35. 35.Be1 exf5
  36. 36.gxf5 Nb2
  37. 37.Bxa5 N2xa4
  38. 38.Bb4 Ke8
  39. 39.Nxa4 Nxa4
  40. 40.e6 Nb6
  41. 41.Bc5 Nc8
  42. 42.Kf3 Nb6
  43. 43.Kf4 f6
  44. 44.Ke3 Nc8
  45. 45.Kd3 Nb6
  46. 46.Kc3 Nc4
  47. 47.Bxa7 Nd6
  48. 48.b6 Kd8
  49. 49.Bb8 Nxf5
  50. 50.b7 Ne7
  51. 51.Bd6 Nc6
  52. 52.Kd3 Ke8
  53. 53.Ke3

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