Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 73 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 17
Date 2016.08.23
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R5P1/4k1r1/8/4P3/4KP2/8/8 b - - 4 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 g6
  2. 2.Bg2 c5
  3. 3.e4 Bg7
  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 Rb8
  10. 10.a4 Be6
  11. 11.Ne3 a6
  12. 12.Ncd5 b5
  13. 13.axb5 axb5
  14. 14.c3 b4
  15. 15.Nc4 h6
  16. 16.Ra6 Rc8
  17. 17.Qa4 bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Ra8
  19. 19.Be3 Rxa6
  20. 20.Qxa6 Bc8
  21. 21.Nxe7+ Nxe7
  22. 22.Qxd6 Qxd6
  23. 23.Nxd6 Be6
  24. 24.Bxc5 Rb8
  25. 25.d4 Nc8
  26. 26.d5 Bd7
  27. 27.c4 Bf8
  28. 28.Nxf7 Kxf7
  29. 29.Be3 Nd6
  30. 30.Rc1 Rb4
  31. 31.c5 Nc4
  32. 32.c6 Bc8
  33. 33.Ba7 Nd6
  34. 34.f3 g5
  35. 35.g4 h5
  36. 36.h3 hxg4
  37. 37.hxg4 Be7
  38. 38.Bf1 Bd8
  39. 39.Ra1 Rb3
  40. 40.Bc5 Bb6
  41. 41.Bxb6 Rxb6
  42. 42.Ra7+ Kf6
  43. 43.Rh7 Rb3
  44. 44.Be2 Rb2
  45. 45.Kf2 Nf7
  46. 46.Ke1 Rb1+
  47. 47.Bd1 Ra1
  48. 48.Kd2 Nd6
  49. 49.Rh8 Ke7
  50. 50.Rg8 Ba6
  51. 51.Bc2 Nc4+
  52. 52.Kc3 Rc1
  53. 53.Ra8 Bb5
  54. 54.c7 Nd6
  55. 55.c8=Q Nxc8
  56. 56.Rxc8 Kd7
  57. 57.Rg8 Ba4
  58. 58.Rxg5 Rxc2+
  59. 59.Kd3 Ra2
  60. 60.Rxe5 Ra3+
  61. 61.Ke2 Ra2+
  62. 62.Ke3 Bd1
  63. 63.Rf5 Kd6
  64. 64.g5 Ra3+
  65. 65.Kf2 Kc5
  66. 66.g6 Ra6
  67. 67.g7 Rg6
  68. 68.Rf7 Kd4
  69. 69.d6 Ba4
  70. 70.d7 Bxd7
  71. 71.Rxd7+ Ke5
  72. 72.Ke3 Ke6
  73. 73.Ra7

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