Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.10
Date 2017.11.21
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/8/8/8/8/8/8/K7 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O Bd6
  10. 10.Nf3 Be6
  11. 11.b3 O-O
  12. 12.Bb2 a6
  13. 13.Bd3 Bg4
  14. 14.h3 Bh5
  15. 15.Be2 Re8
  16. 16.Nh4 Bg6
  17. 17.Nxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Bf3 Be5
  19. 19.Rb1 d4
  20. 20.exd4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Bxb7 Ra7
  22. 22.Bf3 Rd7
  23. 23.Na4 Bb8
  24. 24.Bxd4 Rxd4
  25. 25.Qc2 Qd6
  26. 26.g3 Ba7
  27. 27.Qc6 Qxc6
  28. 28.Bxc6 Re2
  29. 29.Rb2 Rxb2
  30. 30.Nxb2 Rd2
  31. 31.Nc4 Rxa2
  32. 32.Ne5 Rb2
  33. 33.Kg2 Rxb3
  34. 34.Rd1 Bb6
  35. 35.Nc4 Rc3
  36. 36.Nxb6 Rxc6
  37. 37.Rd8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Nd7 Nxd7
  39. 39.Rxd7 f6
  40. 40.h4 a5
  41. 41.Ra7 Rc5
  42. 42.f4 g5
  43. 43.hxg5 fxg5
  44. 44.Kf3 gxf4
  45. 45.gxf4 Rc3+
  46. 46.Kg4 Ra3
  47. 47.f5 Kg8
  48. 48.f6 gxf6
  49. 49.Kf5 a4
  50. 50.Kxf6 Ra1
  51. 51.Ke5 a3
  52. 52.Kd4 a2
  53. 53.Kc3 Rc1+
  54. 54.Kb2 a1=Q+
  55. 55.Rxa1 Rxa1
  56. 56.Kxa1

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