Boris Gelfand vs Alexander Grischuk

Petrosian Memorial 2014 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 0-1
Event Petrosian Memorial 2014
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2.2
Date 2014.11.05
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D83)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3R4/8/p3k3/P3n3/8/3p2Kp/8 w - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 Be6
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bc8
  9. 9.h3 Nfd7
  10. 10.Nf3 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Bb1 Nbd7
  13. 13.b4 Ne6
  14. 14.O-O Nxf4
  15. 15.exf4 Nb6
  16. 16.Qd4 f6
  17. 17.b5 Nc4
  18. 18.bxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Bd3 fxe5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Bxe5
  21. 21.fxe5 Nd2
  22. 22.Rfd1 Qg5
  23. 23.Qe3 Nf3+
  24. 24.Kh1 Qxe3
  25. 25.fxe3 Nxe5
  26. 26.e4 d4
  27. 27.Na4 Rb8
  28. 28.Bc4+ Kg7
  29. 29.Rxd4 Rb4
  30. 30.Nc5 Rf2
  31. 31.a3 Rbb2
  32. 32.Na4 Bxh3
  33. 33.Nxb2 Bxg2+
  34. 34.Kh2 Rxb2
  35. 35.Kg3 g5
  36. 36.Rcd1 h5
  37. 37.R4d2 Rxd2
  38. 38.Rxd2 Bxe4
  39. 39.Re2 h4+
  40. 40.Kf2 Ng4+
  41. 41.Kg1 Nf6
  42. 42.Be6 Kg6
  43. 43.Re1 Bf3
  44. 44.Re5 g4
  45. 45.Bf5+ Kh6
  46. 46.Bd3 Bd5
  47. 47.Bf1 g3
  48. 48.Bh3 Ne4
  49. 49.Be6 Nf2
  50. 50.Bxd5 cxd5
  51. 51.Kg2 d4
  52. 52.Rd5 d3
  53. 53.a4 a5
  54. 54.Kf3 Kg6
  55. 55.Rd8 Kf7
  56. 56.Rd4 Kf8
  57. 57.Rd5 Ke8
  58. 58.Rd4 Ke7
  59. 59.Rd5 Kf6
  60. 60.Rd6+ Kf5
  61. 61.Rd4 Ke6
  62. 62.Rd8 Ke5
  63. 63.Rd7 h3
  64. 64.Kxg3 Ne4+
  65. 65.Kf3 h2
  66. 66.Kg2 d2

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