Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2017.11.21
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1k6/1p2R3/6B1/8/PK6/8/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 e5
  5. 5.Be2 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.O-O Nc7
  8. 8.Qc2 Be7
  9. 9.Rd1 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Be6
  11. 11.b3 Rc8
  12. 12.Bb2 b6
  13. 13.Bc4 Kh8
  14. 14.h4 f6
  15. 15.h5 Bg4
  16. 16.h6 gxh6
  17. 17.Qe4 Qd7
  18. 18.Nb5 Nxb5
  19. 19.Bxb5 Qe6
  20. 20.d4 exd4
  21. 21.Qxe6 Bxe6
  22. 22.exd4 Bxb3
  23. 23.Re1 Bd6
  24. 24.d5 Ne5
  25. 25.Nxe5 Bxe5
  26. 26.Rxe5 fxe5
  27. 27.Bxe5+ Kg8
  28. 28.d6 Rcd8
  29. 29.Re1 Rf5
  30. 30.f4 Rf7
  31. 31.Bc6 Kf8
  32. 32.Re3 Be6
  33. 33.Kh2 Rc8
  34. 34.d7 Rxd7
  35. 35.Bxd7 Bxd7
  36. 36.Bd6+ Kg8
  37. 37.Re7 Bf5
  38. 38.Be5 c4
  39. 39.g4 Bd3
  40. 40.Bc3 Kf8
  41. 41.Rxa7 Re8
  42. 42.f5 Re2+
  43. 43.Kg3 Re3+
  44. 44.Kf2 Re2+
  45. 45.Kf3 Rc2
  46. 46.Bb4+ Ke8
  47. 47.f6 Bg6
  48. 48.f7+ Bxf7
  49. 49.Re7+ Kd8
  50. 50.Rxf7 c3
  51. 51.Rxh7 Rc1
  52. 52.Ke2 Rg1
  53. 53.Kd3 Rxg4
  54. 54.Kxc3 Kc8
  55. 55.Kb3 h5
  56. 56.Rxh5 Kb7
  57. 57.Rh6 Rd4
  58. 58.Re6 Rg4
  59. 59.Bd2 Rg5
  60. 60.Bxg5

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