Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 40 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 24
Date 2016.08.23
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3n1Bp1/2R5/4p2k/2R5/3P3P/3qPP2/6K1 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 d5
  2. 2.Bg2 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Bf5
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.Qb3 Qb6
  7. 7.d3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Be3 Bc5
  9. 9.Bxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Qa3 a5
  11. 11.Nbd2 O-O
  12. 12.Rfc1 Nfd7
  13. 13.Qc3 h6
  14. 14.Rab1 Bg6
  15. 15.b3 Rfc8
  16. 16.a3 Nf6
  17. 17.b4 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 Ncd7
  19. 19.h3 Qd8
  20. 20.b5 Qe7
  21. 21.bxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.cxd5 cxd5
  23. 23.Qxc8+ Rxc8
  24. 24.Rxc8+ Kh7
  25. 25.Rc2 Qd6
  26. 26.Nf1 e5
  27. 27.Rd1 Qb4
  28. 28.Ne3 Qa4
  29. 29.Rcc1 Qa5
  30. 30.Nh4 Bh5
  31. 31.g4 Bg6
  32. 32.Nxg6 Kxg6
  33. 33.Rc6 Kg5
  34. 34.Bf3 h5
  35. 35.gxh5 Qa4
  36. 36.Rdc1 Qf4
  37. 37.Nxd5 Nxd5
  38. 38.Bxd5 Kxh5
  39. 39.R1c4 Qd2
  40. 40.Bxf7+

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