(White) Fabiano Caruana vs (Black) Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime I 2025; 1-0

Grand Chess Tour Finals
Sao Paulo BRA

2025.10.03

2025.09.28

1-0

(White) Fabiano Caruana vs

(Black) Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime

(WhiteElo) 2789

(BlackElo) 2738

Fabiano Caruana wins after 39 moves. 

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 c5

8. Nc3 Qc7 9. O-O b6 10. d4 Bb7 11. Rd1 Bd6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bg5 O-O 14.

Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rac1 Be7 16. b4 Ne4 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Qxe4 exd5 19. Qg4+ Kh8

20. Qh5 Rg8 21. Nd4 Rg6 22. Nc6 Qe8 23. Bxd5 Bf8 24. Qf3 Rc8 25. a3 a5 26.

bxa5 bxa5 27. Nxa5 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Bxa3 30. Rb1 Rg5 31. Qd2 Kg7

32. Nc4 Bc5 33. Qd3 Qe6 34. e3 Rh5 35. Nd2 Rd5 36. Qe2 Qf5 37. Rc1 Bb4 38.

Nf3 Qg4 39. Rc4 1-0
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