Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 15
Date 2016.08.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5pkp/7R/2K1P1P1/r6P/8 b - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 a6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bxd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.Bd3 Ne7
  9. 9.Nf3 Bf5
  10. 10.Qb3 b5
  11. 11.Bxf5 Nxf5
  12. 12.a4 b4
  13. 13.Ne2 a5
  14. 14.O-O Nd7
  15. 15.Nf4 O-O
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rac8
  17. 17.Rc2 Rc7
  18. 18.Rac1 Rfc8
  19. 19.Qd3 g6
  20. 20.Qa6 g5
  21. 21.Nd3 b3
  22. 22.Rc3 c5
  23. 23.Qxd6 Nxd6
  24. 24.Nxc5 Nxc5
  25. 25.Rxc5 Rxc5
  26. 26.Rxc5 Rb8
  27. 27.Nd2 Rb4
  28. 28.Rxd5 Nc4
  29. 29.Nxc4 Rxc4
  30. 30.Rxg5+ Kf8
  31. 31.g3 Rxa4
  32. 32.Rb5 Ra1+
  33. 33.Kg2 a4
  34. 34.Rb4 f5
  35. 35.Kf3 Ra2
  36. 36.Kf4 Rxb2
  37. 37.Rxa4 Rxf2+
  38. 38.Ke5 b2
  39. 39.Rb4 Kf7
  40. 40.d5 Re2
  41. 41.Rb7+ Kg6
  42. 42.Kd4 Rd2+
  43. 43.Kc3 Rxd5
  44. 44.Rxb2 Kg5
  45. 45.Rb4 Rd1
  46. 46.Rd4 Ra1
  47. 47.Rh4 h5
  48. 48.Kd3 Ra2
  49. 49.Kc3

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