Alexander Grischuk vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Alexander Grischuk
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	0-1
Event	World Blitz 2018
Site	St Petersburg RUS
Round	19.5
Date	2018.12.30
Opening	King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves	72

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k6/1pp5/1b2PP1p/4Q3/1P6/P4q2/3r3B/6RK w - - 7 73

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.g3 g6
3. 3.c4 dxc4
4. 4.Na3 Bg7
5. 5.Nxc4 Nc6
6. 6.d3 e5
7. 7.Bd2 Nge7
8. 8.h4 h6
9. 9.Bc3 f6
10. 10.Ne3 Be6
11. 11.h5 g5
12. 12.g4 Qd7
13. 13.Nd2 Nd5
14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
15. 15.Ne4 O-O-O
16. 16.Qa4 Kb8
17. 17.Bh3 Rhe8
18. 18.Rc1 Qf7
19. 19.O-O Bf8
20. 20.Bg2 f5
21. 21.gxf5 Qxf5
22. 22.Ng3 Qf7
23. 23.Bxd5 Rxd5
24. 24.Qg4 Bc5
25. 25.Ne4 Bb6
26. 26.Kg2 Nd8
27. 27.Rh1 Ne6
28. 28.Bd2 Rf8
29. 29.Be3 Qe8
30. 30.a3 Bd4
31. 31.b4 Rd7
32. 32.Rcf1 Rdf7
33. 33.Bc1 Qc6
34. 34.e3 Bb6
35. 35.Qe2 Rd8
36. 36.Rd1 a6
37. 37.Rhf1 Qe8
38. 38.Bb2 Ng7
39. 39.Ng3 Qc6+
40. 40.Ne4 Nf5
41. 41.Bxe5 Nh4+
42. 42.Kh1 Qe6
43. 43.Bh2 Nf3
44. 44.Nd2 g4
45. 45.Nxf3 gxf3
46. 46.Qc2 Rd5
47. 47.Qc4 Qd7
48. 48.Qh4 Rff5
49. 49.Qg4 Qe7
50. 50.e4 Rg5
51. 51.Qxf3 Rd8
52. 52.Qe2 Qf7
53. 53.f4 Rxh5
54. 54.Rd2 Rg8
55. 55.Qf3 Rd8
56. 56.Rg2 a5
57. 57.f5 Rg5
58. 58.e5 Rxg2
59. 59.Qxg2 Rxd3
60. 60.e6 Qf6
61. 61.Qe4 Re3
62. 62.Qd5 a4
63. 63.Qb5 Qd4
64. 64.Qe8+ Ka7
65. 65.Qxa4+ Kb8
66. 66.Qe8+ Ka7
67. 67.Qa4+ Kb8
68. 68.Qc2 Rd3
69. 69.f6 Rd2
70. 70.Qf5 Qh4
71. 71.Qe5 Qh3
72. 72.Rg1 Qf3+

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