Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen

World Blitz 2025 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 10.1
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

rR6/P7/8/3bpk1p/7P/6K1/5B2/8 w - - 10 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Nxc5
  9. 9.e5 Nxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Bf5
  11. 11.Qe2 dxe5
  12. 12.Rfd1 Qc8
  13. 13.Nd5 Qb7
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Nb6 Rb8
  16. 16.Qc4 Nf6
  17. 17.Nxe5 O-O
  18. 18.a5 Be6
  19. 19.Qxb4 Nd5
  20. 20.Nxd5 Qxb4
  21. 21.Nxb4 Rxb4
  22. 22.Nd3 Rb5
  23. 23.c3 Bb3
  24. 24.Rd2 Rd8
  25. 25.Nb4 Rxd2
  26. 26.Bxd2 Bc4
  27. 27.Be3 Be5
  28. 28.h3 Bd6
  29. 29.Nxa6 Rxb2
  30. 30.Nb4 Bxb4
  31. 31.cxb4 Rxb4
  32. 32.a6 Rb8
  33. 33.a7 Ra8
  34. 34.Rb1 Bd5
  35. 35.Rb8+ Kg7
  36. 36.g3 Kf6
  37. 37.h4 Ke6
  38. 38.Kf1 f6
  39. 39.Ke2 Kd7
  40. 40.Kd3 h5
  41. 41.Kc3 Bc6
  42. 42.Kb4 Bh1
  43. 43.Ka5 Bc6
  44. 44.Kb6 Bf3
  45. 45.Bc5 Bg2
  46. 46.Kb5 Kc7
  47. 47.Bb6+ Kd7
  48. 48.Kc5 Bf3
  49. 49.Kd4 Bc6
  50. 50.Ke3 Kd6
  51. 51.f3 Bd5
  52. 52.g4 Kd7
  53. 53.Kf4 e5+
  54. 54.Ke3 Ke6
  55. 55.Bc5 Bc6
  56. 56.Bb6 Bd5
  57. 57.Kf2 Bc6
  58. 58.Kg3 Bd5
  59. 59.Bc5 Bc6
  60. 60.Bf2 Kd6
  61. 61.Bb6 Ke6
  62. 62.Bc5 Kd5
  63. 63.Bf2 Kd6
  64. 64.gxh5 gxh5
  65. 65.f4 Ke6
  66. 66.Bb6 Kf5
  67. 67.fxe5 fxe5
  68. 68.Bc5 Bd5
  69. 69.Bb6 Bc6
  70. 70.Bf2 Bd5
  71. 71.Bg1 Bc6
  72. 72.Bf2 Bd5

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