Alexander Grischuk vs Boris Gelfand

11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.2
Date 2018.03.05
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/7p/p1N1P3/7P/3K2P1/8/7n/8 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 c5
  2. 2.Bg2 g6
  3. 3.e4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.d3 e5
  7. 7.Nc3 Nge7
  8. 8.Nd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nc4 Be6
  10. 10.Nd5 Kh8
  11. 11.c3 Qd7
  12. 12.a4 f5
  13. 13.a5 Bg8
  14. 14.Nxe7 Nxe7
  15. 15.Qa4 Rad8
  16. 16.Bg5 Bf6
  17. 17.Bxf6+ Rxf6
  18. 18.exf5 gxf5
  19. 19.Nd2 Ng6
  20. 20.b4 Qg7
  21. 21.Kh1 cxb4
  22. 22.Qxb4 d5
  23. 23.Rab1 Rd7
  24. 24.Qc5 Rc6
  25. 25.Qa3 e4
  26. 26.d4 f4
  27. 27.c4 f3
  28. 28.Bh3 Be6
  29. 29.Bxe6 Rxe6
  30. 30.cxd5 Rxd5
  31. 31.Qc3 Rc6
  32. 32.Qe3 Rxd4
  33. 33.Rfc1 Rd3
  34. 34.Qe1 e3
  35. 35.Rxc6 bxc6
  36. 36.Rb8+ Nf8
  37. 37.Nxf3 Qf6
  38. 38.Qe2 Ra3
  39. 39.fxe3 Rxa5
  40. 40.Kg2 Rd5
  41. 41.Nd4 Rd8
  42. 42.Rxd8 Qxd8
  43. 43.Nxc6 Qd5+
  44. 44.Qf3 Qxf3+
  45. 45.Kxf3 a6
  46. 46.Ke4 Kg7
  47. 47.Kd5 Kf7
  48. 48.e4 Ne6
  49. 49.e5 Ng5
  50. 50.h4 Nf3
  51. 51.Kd6 Ke8
  52. 52.e6 Nd2
  53. 53.Ke5 Nc4+
  54. 54.Kd4 Nd2
  55. 55.h5 Nf1
  56. 56.g4 Nh2

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