Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen

ICC Open Final 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event ICC Open Final 2016
Site ICC INT
Round 2.1
Date 2016.06.05
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k7/p7/3q4/2N1P3/1P6/1Pp5/5r2/K6Q b - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bg4
  7. 7.h3 Bh5
  8. 8.g4 Bg6
  9. 9.Qe2 Nd7
  10. 10.Nc4 Qe7
  11. 11.Be3 O-O-O
  12. 12.O-O-O f6
  13. 13.Nfd2 Bf7
  14. 14.Kb1 Kb8
  15. 15.f4 Bxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 exf4
  17. 17.Qxf4 Nc5
  18. 18.Ne3 Ne6
  19. 19.Qf2 c5
  20. 20.Nf5 Qd7
  21. 21.Nf3 h5
  22. 22.Rhg1 hxg4
  23. 23.hxg4 c4
  24. 24.d4 Nc5
  25. 25.Qe1 Na4
  26. 26.Qb4 c5
  27. 27.Qa3 b5
  28. 28.Qe3 b4
  29. 29.d5 Qb5
  30. 30.g5 Nc3+
  31. 31.Ka1 Nxd1
  32. 32.Rxd1 Ka8
  33. 33.Nxg7 fxg5
  34. 34.Nxg5 Bh5
  35. 35.Nxh5 Rxh5
  36. 36.Ne6 Rd7
  37. 37.Nxc5 Rdh7
  38. 38.Ne6 Rh1
  39. 39.Qc1 Rxd1
  40. 40.Qxd1 Qb6
  41. 41.b3 c3
  42. 42.a3 Qf2
  43. 43.axb4 Rh2
  44. 44.d6 Qd2
  45. 45.Qf1 Qxd6
  46. 46.Nc5 Rxc2
  47. 47.e5 Rf2
  48. 48.Qh1+

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