Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 13
Date 2016.08.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p2k4/8/2K5/P7/5N2/5B2 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 h6
  5. 5.Bxf6 Qxf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bb4
  7. 7.Qb3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.a3 Bxc3+
  10. 10.Qxc3 b6
  11. 11.dxc5 Qxc3+
  12. 12.bxc3 bxc5
  13. 13.O-O-O Be6
  14. 14.e3 Ke7
  15. 15.c4 dxc4
  16. 16.Ne5 c3
  17. 17.Bb5 a6
  18. 18.Ba4 Ra7
  19. 19.Kc2 Rc8
  20. 20.Kxc3 g5
  21. 21.h4 g4
  22. 22.f4 c4
  23. 23.e4 f6
  24. 24.Ng6+ Kf7
  25. 25.h5 Bd7
  26. 26.Bc2 Nc6
  27. 27.e5 fxe5
  28. 28.fxe5 Kg7
  29. 29.Rd6 Be8
  30. 30.Nh4 Nxe5
  31. 31.Nf5+ Kg8
  32. 32.Nxh6+ Kh8
  33. 33.Nf5 Bc6
  34. 34.Re1 Nd3
  35. 35.Re7 Rac7
  36. 36.Rh6+ Kg8
  37. 37.Rg6+ Kf8
  38. 38.Rf6+ Kg8
  39. 39.Rxc7 Rxc7
  40. 40.Rxc6 Rxc6
  41. 41.Ne7+ Kg7
  42. 42.Nxc6 Nf4
  43. 43.g3 Nxh5
  44. 44.Ne5 Nxg3
  45. 45.Nxg4 Kf7
  46. 46.Kxc4 Ke6
  47. 47.Nf2 Nf1
  48. 48.Bd3 Kd6
  49. 49.Bxf1

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