Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk

ICC Open Final 2016 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event ICC Open Final 2016
Site ICC INT
Round 2.2
Date 2016.06.05
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pp6/8/6P1/1PR1kb2/P7/2KB2r1/8 b - - 4 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Ne2 Qb6
  6. 6.d4 c5
  7. 7.Ng3 e6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxg3
  9. 9.hxg3 cxd4
  10. 10.g4 Nc6
  11. 11.a3 Bd7
  12. 12.Kf1 f6
  13. 13.Qe2 O-O-O
  14. 14.b4 Nxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 fxe5
  16. 16.Qxe5 Bd6
  17. 17.Qxg7 Rhg8
  18. 18.Qxh7 Rxg4
  19. 19.Bd2 e5
  20. 20.Bf5 Qb5+
  21. 21.Kg1 Bxf5
  22. 22.Qxf5+ Qd7
  23. 23.Rh5 Qxf5
  24. 24.Rxf5 Rg6
  25. 25.Re1 Bc7
  26. 26.c3 dxc3
  27. 27.Bxc3 d4
  28. 28.Bd2 Re8
  29. 29.f3 Kd7
  30. 30.g4 Re7
  31. 31.Rh5 Rc6
  32. 32.Kf2 Rc2
  33. 33.Ke2 e4
  34. 34.fxe4 Rxe4+
  35. 35.Kd3 Rxe1
  36. 36.Kxc2 Rg1
  37. 37.Rd5+ Ke6
  38. 38.Rxd4 Be5
  39. 39.Rc4 Kd5
  40. 40.Rc5+ Ke4
  41. 41.g5 Rg2
  42. 42.Rc8 Bf4
  43. 43.Rc4+

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