Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

GCT Finals 2025 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event GCT Finals 2025
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 1.7
Date 2025.09.30
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/4P1p1/1r1PP2p/2k1N2P/4K3/2p5/6P1/2R5 w - - 3 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.Re1 Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 cxd4
  7. 7.c3 a6
  8. 8.Bf1 Nc6
  9. 9.a4 Bc5
  10. 10.b4 Ba7
  11. 11.b5 Ne5
  12. 12.cxd4 Bxd4
  13. 13.Ra3 Qf6
  14. 14.Rae3 axb5
  15. 15.Bxb5 O-O
  16. 16.Ba3 Rd8
  17. 17.Nc3 b6
  18. 18.Qe2 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Bb7
  20. 20.Rf1 Qg5
  21. 21.Bd6 Bc6
  22. 22.h4 Qg3
  23. 23.d4 Nf3+
  24. 24.Qxf3 Qxd6
  25. 25.Qxf7+ Kh8
  26. 26.e5 Qa3
  27. 27.Bxc6 dxc6
  28. 28.Nd1 Re8
  29. 29.Qc7 Qxa4
  30. 30.Qxb6 Qc2
  31. 31.Qb2 Ra2
  32. 32.Qxc2 Rxc2
  33. 33.Nf2 Re2
  34. 34.Rc1 Rc8
  35. 35.Rc3 h6
  36. 36.Nh3 Rb2
  37. 37.Nf4 Kg8
  38. 38.Nxe6 Kf7
  39. 39.Nf4 Ke7
  40. 40.h5 Rb7
  41. 41.Kf2 Rbc7
  42. 42.Kf3 Kd7
  43. 43.Ke4 c5
  44. 44.d5 Rb7
  45. 45.Kf5 c4
  46. 46.e6+ Kd6
  47. 47.e4 Rb3
  48. 48.e5+ Kc5
  49. 49.Rc1 Rf8+
  50. 50.Ke4 c3
  51. 51.Nd3+ Kc4
  52. 52.e7 Ra8
  53. 53.d6 Rb7
  54. 54.e6 Rb6
  55. 55.Ne5+ Kc5

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