Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 22
Date 2016.08.23
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/8/4N2p/5P1k/5K1n/6R1/7P/8 b - - 6 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 g6
  2. 2.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 3.e4 c5
  4. 4.d3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.Nc3 Nge7
  8. 8.Nd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nc4 h6
  10. 10.a4 f5
  11. 11.exf5 gxf5
  12. 12.f4 Kh7
  13. 13.fxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.a5 Rb8
  15. 15.Be3 Nd4
  16. 16.Ne2 Be6
  17. 17.c3 Ndc6
  18. 18.Bxc5 Bd5
  19. 19.Ne3 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 b6
  21. 21.axb6 axb6
  22. 22.Bxe7 Nxe7
  23. 23.Ra7 Ra8
  24. 24.Rxa8 Qxa8+
  25. 25.Kg1 Qc6
  26. 26.Rf2 Qg6
  27. 27.Ng2 Rd8
  28. 28.d4 f4
  29. 29.gxf4 exd4
  30. 30.Nxd4 Nf5
  31. 31.Rd2 Ne3
  32. 32.Qf3 Qb1+
  33. 33.Kf2 Nc4
  34. 34.Re2 Nxb2
  35. 35.Ne6 Rg8
  36. 36.Qe4+ Qxe4
  37. 37.Rxe4 Bxc3
  38. 38.Kf3 b5
  39. 39.Ne3 b4
  40. 40.Nd5 Nd3
  41. 41.Ke3 Ne1
  42. 42.Rc4 Ng2+
  43. 43.Ke4 Re8
  44. 44.Rc7+ Kg6
  45. 45.f5+ Kh5
  46. 46.Nxc3 bxc3
  47. 47.Rxc3 Nh4
  48. 48.Rh3 Kg4
  49. 49.Rg3+ Kh5
  50. 50.Kf4

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