Arjun Erigaisi vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE World Bl Team Final · 2026 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 130 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Final
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 1.1
Date 2026.06.20
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 130
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

K7/1N6/k7/P7/8/8/8/8 b - - 4 130

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Bg7
  5. 5.Bxf6 Bxf6
  6. 6.cxd5 c6
  7. 7.Rc1 O-O
  8. 8.e3 cxd5
  9. 9.Bd3 Nc6
  10. 10.f4 e6
  11. 11.Nf3 Bd7
  12. 12.g4 Rc8
  13. 13.h4 Qb6
  14. 14.Qd2 Bg7
  15. 15.h5 e5
  16. 16.hxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Nxd5 Qd8
  18. 18.dxe5 Bxg4
  19. 19.Be4 Be6
  20. 20.Ng5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Rxc8 Bxc8
  22. 22.Rh7 Ng4
  23. 23.Qc2 Re8
  24. 24.Nxf7 Kxf7
  25. 25.Bxg6+ Kf8
  26. 26.Bxe8 Qxe8
  27. 27.Qc7 Bd7
  28. 28.Qd6+ Kg8
  29. 29.Rh3 Kf7
  30. 30.f5 Ne5
  31. 31.Rh7 Kg8
  32. 32.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  33. 33.Qf6+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qh4+ Kg7
  35. 35.Qg5+ Kf8
  36. 36.Qh6+ Kf7
  37. 37.Qh7+ Kf8
  38. 38.Qh8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Qf6+ Kg8
  40. 40.Ne7+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qxe5 Qh5
  42. 42.Kd2 Qf3
  43. 43.Qf4 Qxf4
  44. 44.exf4 Kg7
  45. 45.Ke3 Kf6
  46. 46.Nd5+ Kxf5
  47. 47.a3 Be6
  48. 48.Nc3 Bd7
  49. 49.Ne2 Kf6
  50. 50.Nd4 Be8
  51. 51.Kd3 Bf7
  52. 52.Ke4 Ba2
  53. 53.Nb5 a6
  54. 54.Nd6 b6
  55. 55.Nc8 b5
  56. 56.Na7 Bb1+
  57. 57.Kd4 Kf5
  58. 58.Ke3 Ke6
  59. 59.Nc6 Kd6
  60. 60.Ne5 Kd5
  61. 61.b4 Bh7
  62. 62.Kd2 Ke4
  63. 63.Nd3 Bf5
  64. 64.Kc3 Ke3
  65. 65.Nc5 Bc8
  66. 66.f5 Bxf5
  67. 67.Nxa6 Bd7
  68. 68.Nc5 Be8
  69. 69.Ne6 Ke4
  70. 70.Nd4 Kd5
  71. 71.Nc2 Bg6
  72. 72.Nd4 Be8
  73. 73.Nb3 Bg6
  74. 74.Nc5 Be8
  75. 75.Na6 Bg6
  76. 76.Nc7+ Kc6
  77. 77.Ne6 Kd6
  78. 78.Nf4 Bf7
  79. 79.Kd4 Bg8
  80. 80.Ne2 Kc6
  81. 81.Ke5 Bc4
  82. 82.Nd4+ Kc7
  83. 83.Nf5 Kc6
  84. 84.Ne3 Be2
  85. 85.Nc2 Bc4
  86. 86.Ne1 Be2
  87. 87.Ng2 Bf1
  88. 88.Ne3 Be2
  89. 89.Ke6 Bd3
  90. 90.Ng4 Bc4+
  91. 91.Ke5 Be2
  92. 92.Nh6 Bd3
  93. 93.Nf7 Bc4
  94. 94.Nd8+ Kc7
  95. 95.Ne6+ Kc6
  96. 96.Nf4 Bf1
  97. 97.Kd4 Kd6
  98. 98.Ng6 Be2
  99. 99.Ne5 Bf1
  100. 100.Nf3 Be2
  101. 101.Nd2 Kc6
  102. 102.Ke5 Bd3
  103. 103.Nb3 Kc7
  104. 104.Na5 Kb6
  105. 105.Kd6 Be4
  106. 106.Nb3 Bg2
  107. 107.Nc5 Bh3
  108. 108.Nd7+ Kb7
  109. 109.Nf6 Kb6
  110. 110.Nd5+ Kb7
  111. 111.Kc5 Bf1
  112. 112.Nc3 Ka6
  113. 113.Kc6 Bg2+
  114. 114.Nd5 Bf3
  115. 115.Kc5 Be2
  116. 116.Nc7+ Kb7
  117. 117.Nxb5 Bf1
  118. 118.Nc3 Bd3
  119. 119.b5 Bc2
  120. 120.a4 Bd3
  121. 121.a5 Bf1
  122. 122.Ne4 Bd3
  123. 123.Nd6+ Ka7
  124. 124.Kc6 Bf1
  125. 125.b6+ Ka6
  126. 126.b7 Bg2+
  127. 127.Kc7 Bxb7
  128. 128.Nxb7 Kb5
  129. 129.Kb8 Ka6
  130. 130.Ka8

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