[Event "Grand Chess Tour Finals 2025"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-grand-chess-tour-finals--finals/blitz-game-1/xB7eU4GD/qdeQrMPj"] [Date "2025.09.26"] [Round "16.1"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "623539"] [BlackElo "2789"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "2020009"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B33"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation"] [StudyName "Grand Chess Tour Finals"] [ChapterName "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Caruana, Fabiano"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/zgASARMb/EbfcvkCa"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 3... cxd4 { [%clk 0:05:05] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:05:06] } 4... e5 { [%clk 0:05:06] } 5. Nb5 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 5... d6 { [%clk 0:05:06] } 6. N1c3 { [%clk 0:05:08] } 6... a6 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 7. Na3 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 7... Nf6 { [%clk 0:05:08] } 8. Bg5 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 8... b5 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 9. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 9... gxf6 { [%clk 0:05:10] } 10. Nd5 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 10... f5 { [%clk 0:05:10] } 11. Bd3 { [%clk 0:04:55] } 11... Be6 { [%clk 0:05:11] } 12. O-O { [%clk 0:04:55] } 12... Bg7 { [%clk 0:05:08] } 13. Qh5 { [%clk 0:04:47] } 13... Rb8 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 14. c3 { [%clk 0:04:47] } 14... f4 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 15. Nc2 { [%clk 0:04:48] } 15... a5 { [%clk 0:04:10] } 16. b4 { [%clk 0:03:51] } 16... O-O { [%clk 0:03:57] } 17. a4 { [%clk 0:03:52] } 17... bxa4 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 18. Rxa4 { [%clk 0:03:50] } 18... h6 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 19. bxa5 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 19... Nxa5 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 20. Ncb4 { [%clk 0:03:42] } 20... Rc8 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 21. Rd1 { [%clk 0:03:12] } 21... Kh8 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 22. Be2 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 22... Nb3 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 23. Ra7 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 23... Nc5 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 24. Bf3 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 24... Nd7 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 25. h3 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 25... Rc4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 26. Re1 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 26... Qg5 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 27. Qxg5 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 27... hxg5 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 28. Ra6 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 28... Rfc8 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 29. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 29... Bf8 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 30. Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 30... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 31. Nxc3 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 31... Bxb4 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 32. Rd1 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 32... Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 33. Rxe6 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 33... fxe6 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 34. Ne2 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 34... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 35. Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 35... Ba5 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 36. Rc1 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 36... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 37. g3 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 37... Bb6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 38. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 38... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 39. Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 39... Rd6 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 40. Nc1 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 40... Ba7 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 41. Ra1 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 41... Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 42. Ra2 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 42... Bb6 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 43. Rb2 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 43... Rd6 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 44. h4 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 44... gxh4 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 45. gxh4 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 45... Nd7 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 46. Ne2 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 46... Nf8 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 47. Ng1 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 47... Bd4 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 48. Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 48... Ng6 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 49. h5 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 49... Nh4+ { With both players under 10 seconds, it's hard to imagine anybody finding the right response here, especially without any prompting. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 50. Kf1?? { [%clk 0:00:06] } (50. Kh3 { Shedding the f2-pawn is the only way to stay afloat: } 50... Bxf2 51. Rb2 { The pieces will be too tangled up to cover the h-pawn: } 51... Bg3 52. h6 Rd8 53. Bg4 { Incredible line from Stockfish. } 53... Be1 54. Rb6 $10 { with counterplay. }) 50... Ra6! { Black has too much pressure now. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 51. h6 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 51... Ra1+ { [%clk 0:00:09] } 52. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 52... Rxg1 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 53. h7 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 53... Ng6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 54. Rb8 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 54... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 55. Rb7+ { [%clk 0:00:04] } 55... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 56. Bh5 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 56... Rg5 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 57. Bxg6 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 57... Rxg6 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 58. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 58... Rg7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 0-1