Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.9
Date 2017.11.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/5p1k/7P/4Pp2/5B2/1b6/5K2/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.Qe2 Nd6
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.dxe5 Nb7
  9. 9.Nd4 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Nc3 Bc5
  12. 12.Qd3 Bxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 d5
  14. 14.Na4 Bf5
  15. 15.Qc3 d4
  16. 16.Qxc6 Qd7
  17. 17.Qxb7 Qxa4
  18. 18.b3 Qa5
  19. 19.Bb2 c5
  20. 20.Qd5 Rad8
  21. 21.Qc4 h6
  22. 22.h3 Qb4
  23. 23.Qxb4 cxb4
  24. 24.Rad1 Bxc2
  25. 25.Rxd4 a5
  26. 26.Rc1 Bf5
  27. 27.Rc5 Rc8
  28. 28.Rdd5 Rxc5
  29. 29.Rxc5 Ra8
  30. 30.g4 Bb1
  31. 31.a3 Ba2
  32. 32.axb4 axb4
  33. 33.Rb5 Bxb3
  34. 34.Rxb4 Be6
  35. 35.f4 g6
  36. 36.Kf2 Rd8
  37. 37.Bd4 Ra8
  38. 38.Bb2 Rd8
  39. 39.Ke3 h5
  40. 40.f5 gxf5
  41. 41.gxh5 Kh7
  42. 42.Bc1 Rd1
  43. 43.Bd2 Rh1
  44. 44.Ke2 Rh2+
  45. 45.Ke1 Rxh3
  46. 46.h6 Rg3
  47. 47.Bf4 Rb3
  48. 48.Rxb3 Bxb3
  49. 49.Kf2

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