Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

2nd Norway Blitz 2014 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 2nd Norway Blitz 2014
Site Flor & Fjaere NOR
Round 2.4
Date 2014.06.02
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Rr6/1P1B4/5p2/3k4/5Kp1/8/5P2/8 w - - 1 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.Be2 b5
  9. 9.Qd3 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bb7
  11. 11.Be3 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qc2 Bc6
  14. 14.Nb6 Ra7
  15. 15.O-O Nd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qe8
  17. 17.Rac1 e5
  18. 18.Nc4 Rc7
  19. 19.Nd6 Qa8
  20. 20.Qb3 Nxd6
  21. 21.cxd6 Rcc8
  22. 22.Qxb4 Rb8
  23. 23.Qa3 Bxf3
  24. 24.gxf3 e4
  25. 25.Bd4 Bxd4
  26. 26.Rxd4 exf3
  27. 27.Bxf3 Qa7
  28. 28.Rdd1 Rfc8
  29. 29.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  30. 30.Re1 Qd4
  31. 31.Kg2 Rc5
  32. 32.Re4 Qxd6
  33. 33.Qe3 Nf6
  34. 34.Rd4 Qc7
  35. 35.b4 Rc2
  36. 36.a4 Kg7
  37. 37.h3 h5
  38. 38.b5 axb5
  39. 39.axb5 Qc5
  40. 40.Bc6 Rc3
  41. 41.Rd3 Qxe3
  42. 42.Rxe3 Rc2
  43. 43.Rb3 g5
  44. 44.Ba8 Rc8
  45. 45.Bc6 g4
  46. 46.hxg4 hxg4
  47. 47.Kf1 Kf8
  48. 48.Bg2 Nd7
  49. 49.b6 Ke7
  50. 50.b7 Rb8
  51. 51.Ke2 Kd6
  52. 52.Ke3 Nc5
  53. 53.Rb6+ Ke5
  54. 54.Rb5 Kd6
  55. 55.Kf4 Nd3+
  56. 56.Kg3 Ne5
  57. 57.Rd5+ Ke6
  58. 58.Ra5 Kd6
  59. 59.Be4 f6
  60. 60.Kf4 Ke6
  61. 61.Ra8 Nd7
  62. 62.Bf5+ Kd6
  63. 63.Bxd7 Kd5

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