Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 49 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 20
Date 2016.08.23
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5B2/2q5/5Rkp/8/4PRP1/3b1PK1/8 b - - 12 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.b3 O-O
  7. 7.Bb2 a5
  8. 8.c4 a4
  9. 9.e3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 b5
  11. 11.Nbd2 Ba6
  12. 12.Rfc1 Re8
  13. 13.Qd1 Ne4
  14. 14.Nxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Ng5 e5
  16. 16.Nxe4 exd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Ne5
  18. 18.Nc5 Qe7
  19. 19.cxb5 Bxb5
  20. 20.bxa4 Ba6
  21. 21.Nxa6 Rxa6
  22. 22.Rab1 Rea8
  23. 23.Bxe5 Bxe5
  24. 24.Bxc6 Rd8
  25. 25.Qe2 Ra7
  26. 26.Rd1 Rc8
  27. 27.Qb5 Kg7
  28. 28.a5 Rb8
  29. 29.Qd5 Rc8
  30. 30.a4 Bc3
  31. 31.a6 Rxa6
  32. 32.Bb7 Ra5
  33. 33.Qxa5 Bxa5
  34. 34.Bxc8 h5
  35. 35.Ba6 h4
  36. 36.Bf1 Qe4
  37. 37.Rb5 Qxa4
  38. 38.Rd4 Qa1
  39. 39.Rxh4 Be1
  40. 40.Rf4 f5
  41. 41.h4 Bd2
  42. 42.h5 gxh5
  43. 43.Rbxf5 Kg6
  44. 44.Kg2 Qa8+
  45. 45.Rf3 Qe4
  46. 46.Rf4 Qd5
  47. 47.Bc4 Qc6
  48. 48.Bf7+ Kg5
  49. 49.Rf5+

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