Event: 2025 Champions Chess Tour Chesscom Classic Playoffs
Site: https://www.chess.com
Date: 2025-05-20
White: Caruana, Fabiano
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2756
Black: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2735
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A09
Opening: Réti Opening: Advance Variation, Michel Gambit
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:09:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:09:57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:57] } 2... d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:56] } 3. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:55] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:54] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:51] } 4... a5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:09:45] } 5. b5?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:35] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:09:39] } 6. g3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:09:28] } 6... e5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:09:38] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:09:26] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:09:37] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:09:23] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:09:31] } 9. d3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:09:19] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:29] } 10. e4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:09:12] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:09:13] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:08:59] } 11... Re8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:09:03] } 12. Bc1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:08:43] } 12... Nf8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:08:53] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:08:20] } 13... Be7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:08:38] } 14. Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:18] } 14... Ne6?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:23] } 15. Nxe7+ { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:08:13] } 15... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:08:23] } 16. Bd2?! { [%eval -0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:06] } 16... Nf8?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:06] } 17. b6?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:56] } 17... Ra6 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:08:00] } 18. Na3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:07:37] } 18... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:51] } 19. Rb1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:07:28] } 19... Bc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:07:32] } 20. f4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:07:13] } 20... N8d7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:07:28] } 21. Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:08] } 21... Rxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:58] } 22. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:06] } 22... h6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:06:13] } 23. Bxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:45] } 23... Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:13] } 24. Bd2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:06:44] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:05:41] } 25. Rb2 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:06:33] } 25... Ne8 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:05:38] } 26. a5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:05:45] } 26... exf4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:05:35] } 27. gxf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:05:43] } 27... f5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:05:35] } 28. exf5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:05:22] } 28... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:05:33] } 29. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:05:22] } 29... Qf7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:05:22] } 30. Qg4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:05:14] } 30... Rf6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:04:28] } 31. Be1 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:04:56] } 31... Rxf5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:04:15] } 32. Re2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:54] } 32... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:56] } 33. Qf3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:04:34] } 33... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:51] } 34. Bg3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:04:22] } 34... Ng7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:03:43] } 35. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:04:19] } 35... Rd7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:03:43] } 36. Re5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:04:15] } 36... Nfh5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:03:37] } 37. R1e4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:03:57] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:03:30] } 38. Kg1 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:03:44] } 38... Qf8 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:02:55] } 39. Rxf5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:03:34] } 39... Nxf5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:02:55] } 40. Re5?! { [%eval -1.1] } { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:27] } 40... Ne3 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:02:48] } 41. Qe4 { [%eval -1.72] [%clk 0:03:02] } 41... Nf6?! { [%eval -1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Ng7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:46] } 42. Qf3 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:03:01] } 42... Rf7?! { [%eval -0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:45] } 43. Re6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:45] } 43... Nf5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:02:31] } 44. Bf2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:02:43] } 44... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:24] } 45. Re5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:02:36] } 45... Rf7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:18] } 46. Re6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:02:35] } 46... Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:17] } 47. Re5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:02:34] } 47... Rf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:16] } 48. Re6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:02:33] } 1/2-1/2