Alexander Grischuk vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 16.4
Date 2018.06.24
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/P5k1/4Kp2/3P4/3P4/8/8/r7 b - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Bf5
  7. 7.d3 Qd7
  8. 8.Nd5 Nf6
  9. 9.Bd2 O-O
  10. 10.Bc3 Nxd5
  11. 11.cxd5 Nd4
  12. 12.Nh4 Bg4
  13. 13.f3 Bh3
  14. 14.Bxh3 Qxh3
  15. 15.e3 Nf5
  16. 16.Nxf5 Qxf5
  17. 17.e4 Qd7
  18. 18.Qb3 b5
  19. 19.Bxg7 Kxg7
  20. 20.Qc3+ Kg8
  21. 21.f4 Rac8
  22. 22.f5 c4
  23. 23.d4 Qc7
  24. 24.a4 b4
  25. 25.Qxb4 Rb8
  26. 26.Qd2 Rb3
  27. 27.a5 Qb7
  28. 28.Rf2 Qb4
  29. 29.fxg6 hxg6
  30. 30.Rc1 Qxd2
  31. 31.Rxd2 Rd3
  32. 32.Rxd3 cxd3
  33. 33.Kf2 Rb8
  34. 34.Ke3 Rxb2
  35. 35.Kxd3 Rb3+
  36. 36.Kc4 Rb2
  37. 37.Kd3 Rb3+
  38. 38.Kd2 Rb2+
  39. 39.Ke3 Rxh2
  40. 40.Rc7 Kf8
  41. 41.Rxa7 Ra2
  42. 42.a6 f6
  43. 43.g4 Ra3+
  44. 44.Kd2 Kf7
  45. 45.Ra8 f5
  46. 46.gxf5 gxf5
  47. 47.exf5 Ra5
  48. 48.a7 Kg7
  49. 49.Kc3 Ra1
  50. 50.Kb4 Rb1+
  51. 51.Kc4 Rc1+
  52. 52.Kb5 Rb1+
  53. 53.Kc6 Ra1
  54. 54.Kc7 Ra2
  55. 55.Kd8 Kf7
  56. 56.Kd7 Ra1
  57. 57.f6 exf6
  58. 58.Kxd6 Kg7
  59. 59.Ke6

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