Magnus Carlsen vs Wei Yi

9th Masters Final 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 7.2
Date 2016.07.20
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D76)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/4kp1P/8/5n2/4K3/5B2 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.d4 Nb6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.d5 Na5
  10. 10.e4 c6
  11. 11.Bf4 Nac4
  12. 12.Qe2 cxd5
  13. 13.exd5 Bg4
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Nd6
  16. 16.Rfe1 Re8
  17. 17.Rac1 a6
  18. 18.b3 Rc8
  19. 19.Qd2 Nd7
  20. 20.Na4 Rxc1
  21. 21.Qxc1 Bd4
  22. 22.Qd2 Bg7
  23. 23.h4 h5
  24. 24.Nb2 Nb5
  25. 25.Re3 Nd4
  26. 26.Bg2 e5
  27. 27.dxe6 Nxe6
  28. 28.Nc4 Nxf4
  29. 29.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  30. 30.Qxf4 b5
  31. 31.Ne3 Qe5
  32. 32.Qxe5 Bxe5
  33. 33.b4 Bd6
  34. 34.Bb7 Nb8
  35. 35.Nd5 Kf8
  36. 36.Kg2 Ke8
  37. 37.f3 f5
  38. 38.Kf2 Kd7
  39. 39.Nf4 Kc7
  40. 40.Bd5 Bxf4
  41. 41.gxf4 Kd6
  42. 42.Bf7 Nc6
  43. 43.a3 Ne7
  44. 44.Ke1 Kd7
  45. 45.Kd1 Kd6
  46. 46.Kd2 Kd7
  47. 47.Kd3 Kd6
  48. 48.Kc2 Kd7
  49. 49.Kb3 Kd6
  50. 50.a4 Nc6
  51. 51.axb5 axb5
  52. 52.Kc3 Ne7
  53. 53.Kd2 Nd5
  54. 54.Bxg6 Nxb4
  55. 55.Bxh5 Nd5
  56. 56.Be8 Nxf4
  57. 57.Bxb5 Ke5
  58. 58.Bf1 Ng6
  59. 59.h5 Nh4
  60. 60.Ke2 Nxf3

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