Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 2
Date 2016.08.23
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4N1pk/4Q2p/p3p3/Pp1pb3/1n6/3qP3/3K1B2 w - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bf5
  4. 4.g3 e6
  5. 5.Bg2 h6
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bh7
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Ra2 b5
  12. 12.Qa1 Nbd7
  13. 13.Rc1 Qb6
  14. 14.cxb5 cxb5
  15. 15.Bd4 Qb7
  16. 16.Rac2 Rfc8
  17. 17.Ne5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Bxe5 Rxc2
  19. 19.Rxc2 Rc8
  20. 20.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  21. 21.Nf3 Qc5
  22. 22.a4 b4
  23. 23.Bf1 Ne8
  24. 24.Nd4 Bf6
  25. 25.Nb5 Bg6
  26. 26.Qb2 Kh7
  27. 27.Kg2 Bxe5
  28. 28.Qxe5 Qc2
  29. 29.Nd4 Qc3
  30. 30.f4 Nf6
  31. 31.h3 Nd7
  32. 32.Qe3 Nc5
  33. 33.Nb5 Qc2
  34. 34.Nd4 Qb2
  35. 35.g4 Bxd3
  36. 36.Nf3 Qc2
  37. 37.Nd4 Be4+
  38. 38.Kf2 Qc3
  39. 39.h4 f6
  40. 40.g5 e5
  41. 41.fxe5 fxe5
  42. 42.Nc6 Nxb3
  43. 43.Qb6 d4
  44. 44.Ne7 Qe3+
  45. 45.Ke1 Qd2+
  46. 46.Kf2 Qf4+
  47. 47.Ke1 Qc1+
  48. 48.Kf2 Qf4+
  49. 49.Ke1 Qxh4+
  50. 50.Kd1 Qxg5
  51. 51.Qe6 Qd2#

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