Alexander Grischuk vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

TCh-RUS Men 2015 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 80 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event TCh-RUS Men 2015
Site Sochi RUS
Round 6.2
Date 2015.05.06
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/8/8/2k5/5KP1/8/8/3R4 w - - 3 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.Be2 b5
  9. 9.Qb3 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Be6
  11. 11.Qc2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Be3 Rc8
  13. 13.Rd1 b4
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Nxc5
  16. 16.O-O Nce4
  17. 17.Qd3 Qd6
  18. 18.g3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Bf4 Qxd5
  20. 20.Qxa6 Qa8
  21. 21.Qxa8 Rxa8
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.Rd1 Nd5
  24. 24.Be5 e6
  25. 25.Bxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.Bc4 Rc8
  27. 27.Bb3 Nef6
  28. 28.Ne5 g5
  29. 29.Rd4 Rc7
  30. 30.Kf1 Kf8
  31. 31.h4 h6
  32. 32.Ke2 Kg7
  33. 33.Nd3 Rb7
  34. 34.Kd2 Kf8
  35. 35.Kc2 Rc7+
  36. 36.Kd2 Rb7
  37. 37.hxg5 hxg5
  38. 38.Kc2 Rc7+
  39. 39.Kd2 Rb7
  40. 40.Kc2 Rc7+
  41. 41.Rc4 Rb7
  42. 42.Rc5 Ne7
  43. 43.Rc4 Ned5
  44. 44.Rc8+ Ke7
  45. 45.Bxd5 exd5
  46. 46.Kb3 Ne4
  47. 47.Rc2 f5
  48. 48.Nxb4 d4
  49. 49.Ka4 Rd7
  50. 50.Nd3 Ra7+
  51. 51.Kb5 Rxa2
  52. 52.Kc4 Ra6
  53. 53.Kxd4 Rd6+
  54. 54.Ke3 Re6
  55. 55.Kd4 Rd6+
  56. 56.Kc4 Rc6+
  57. 57.Kb3 Rd6
  58. 58.Nc5 Nxc5+
  59. 59.Rxc5 Ke6
  60. 60.Kc2 Rd4
  61. 61.Rc3 f4
  62. 62.b3 Re4
  63. 63.Rd3 g4
  64. 64.Kc3 f3
  65. 65.b4 Re1
  66. 66.Rd2 Rb1
  67. 67.Rb2 Re1
  68. 68.b5 Kd7
  69. 69.Kd3 Kc7
  70. 70.Rb4 Re2
  71. 71.Rxg4 Rxf2
  72. 72.Ke3 Rb2
  73. 73.Kxf3 Rb3+
  74. 74.Kg2 Rxb5
  75. 75.Rd4 Rb8
  76. 76.Kf3 Rf8+
  77. 77.Ke4 Rg8
  78. 78.Kf4 Kc6
  79. 79.g4 Kc5
  80. 80.Rd1 Rf8+

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