Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2016.08.23
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/4K2k/R5p1/5r2/8/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.g3 b6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb7
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 O-O
  9. 9.Rd1 Qc8
  10. 10.b3 Na6
  11. 11.Bb2 d6
  12. 12.Rac1 Nc5
  13. 13.Qe3 Rd8
  14. 14.Nd4 Ng4
  15. 15.Qf4 Ne5
  16. 16.Bxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.Qe3 Rac8
  18. 18.f4 Nc6
  19. 19.Nxc6 Qxc6
  20. 20.f5 h6
  21. 21.fxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.Nd5 Bg5
  23. 23.Qxg5 hxg5
  24. 24.Ne7+ Kf7
  25. 25.Nxc6 Rxc6
  26. 26.Rd4 e5
  27. 27.Rg4 Ne6
  28. 28.Rd1 b5
  29. 29.Bc1 bxc4
  30. 30.bxc4 Rb8
  31. 31.Bxg5 Rb2
  32. 32.Kf2 Rxa2
  33. 33.Be3 Ra4
  34. 34.Kf3 a5
  35. 35.c5 Rxg4
  36. 36.Kxg4 Nxc5
  37. 37.Bxc5 dxc5
  38. 38.Kf5 c4
  39. 39.Kxe5 Re6+
  40. 40.Kd5 Rxe2
  41. 41.Kxc4 Rxh2
  42. 42.Rd5 a4
  43. 43.Ra5 Ra2
  44. 44.Ra6 Ra1
  45. 45.Kd3 a3
  46. 46.Kc2 a2
  47. 47.Kb3 Rg1
  48. 48.Rxa2 Rxg3+
  49. 49.Kc4 Kf6
  50. 50.Ra5 g5
  51. 51.Kd4 Kg6
  52. 52.Ke4 Kh5
  53. 53.Ra4 Rb3
  54. 54.Kf5 Rf3+
  55. 55.Ke5 g4

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