Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.5
Date 2017.11.21
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p1kP1pp/3P4/2PK2P1/8/3P4/p7/8 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 Bxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 d6
  8. 8.Re1 Bd7
  9. 9.d4 Re8
  10. 10.Bd3 Bg4
  11. 11.d5 Nb8
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 Nbd7
  14. 14.Rb1 Nc5
  15. 15.Be3 Rb8
  16. 16.g4 Nfd7
  17. 17.g5 Nf8
  18. 18.Bb5 Re7
  19. 19.Kh2 Ng6
  20. 20.Rg1 Nf4
  21. 21.Rg4 Qf8
  22. 22.Bxf4 exf4
  23. 23.Rxf4 Re5
  24. 24.Rg1 Qe7
  25. 25.Bd3 Re8
  26. 26.Rgg4 a6
  27. 27.c4 Nd7
  28. 28.Qg3 Nc5
  29. 29.h4 Rf8
  30. 30.Kg2 Nd7
  31. 31.Rf5 f6
  32. 32.gxf6 Rxf6
  33. 33.Rfg5 Rf7
  34. 34.f4 Rxg5
  35. 35.hxg5 Nc5
  36. 36.e5 Nxd3
  37. 37.cxd3 dxe5
  38. 38.fxe5 Qa3
  39. 39.Rf4 Qxa2+
  40. 40.Kh3 Qb1
  41. 41.Rxf7 Qh1+
  42. 42.Kg4 Kxf7
  43. 43.e6+ Ke8
  44. 44.Qxc7 Qg2+
  45. 45.Qg3 Qxg3+
  46. 46.Kxg3 a5
  47. 47.c5 Ke7
  48. 48.Kf4 a4
  49. 49.Ke5 a3
  50. 50.d6+ Ke8
  51. 51.e7 Kd7
  52. 52.Kd5 a2

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