Viswanathan Anand vs Alexander Grischuk

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 7.3
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p6/p2k4/PP2p2p/2K1Pp1P/5P2/8/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 Nd7
  11. 11.Bc4 Rc8
  12. 12.Qe2 Nb6
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  14. 14.Bxe6 Qxe6
  15. 15.a5 Nd7
  16. 16.c3 Qc4
  17. 17.Nd2 Qxe2+
  18. 18.Kxe2 Nc5
  19. 19.f3 Ke7
  20. 20.Nc4 Rc6
  21. 21.Ne3 g6
  22. 22.b4 Nd7
  23. 23.Rac1 h5
  24. 24.Nd5+ Ke6
  25. 25.c4 f5
  26. 26.Kd3 Rcc8
  27. 27.Rhf1 Nf6
  28. 28.Nxf6 Kxf6
  29. 29.Rfd1 Ke6
  30. 30.Ke3 Rh7
  31. 31.Rd5 f4+
  32. 32.Kd3 g5
  33. 33.c5 Rd7
  34. 34.Kc4 g4
  35. 35.Rcd1 Rc6
  36. 36.h4 gxf3
  37. 37.gxf3 Ke7
  38. 38.Rxd6 Rdxd6
  39. 39.Rxd6 Rxd6
  40. 40.cxd6+ Kxd6
  41. 41.b5

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