Alexander Grischuk vs Alexei Shirov

Tal Memorial · 2010 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 88 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7
Date 2010.11.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 88
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/8/8/r3K1R1/8/8/8 w - - 1 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 Qa5
  7. 7.Nd2 Bb4
  8. 8.Qc2 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 c5
  10. 10.O-O cxd4
  11. 11.Nb3 Qb6
  12. 12.Na4 Qc7
  13. 13.Nxd4 dxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 Bd6
  15. 15.Rac1 Bxh2+
  16. 16.Kh1 Bd6
  17. 17.Nb5 Qc6
  18. 18.Nxd6 Qxd6
  19. 19.Rfd1 Qe5
  20. 20.Bf4 Qa5
  21. 21.b4 Qxb4
  22. 22.Bd6 Qa5
  23. 23.Bxf8 Nxf8
  24. 24.Bb3 Qh5+
  25. 25.Kg1 Bd7
  26. 26.Qc7 Bc6
  27. 27.Qh2 Qg5
  28. 28.Rc5 Qg6
  29. 29.Qh3 N8d7
  30. 30.Bc2 Be4
  31. 31.Bxe4 Qxe4
  32. 32.Nc3 Qb4
  33. 33.Rc7 Qa5
  34. 34.Rcxd7 Nxd7
  35. 35.Rxd7 Qxc3
  36. 36.Qf3 Rf8
  37. 37.g3 Qa1+
  38. 38.Kg2 Qxa2
  39. 39.Qxb7 a5
  40. 40.Qb5 Qc2
  41. 41.Kg1 Qc1+
  42. 42.Kh2 Qe1
  43. 43.Kg2 h6
  44. 44.Ra7 Qc3
  45. 45.Rxa5 Rd8
  46. 46.Ra7 Qf6
  47. 47.Qc6 Qg6
  48. 48.Rc7 h5
  49. 49.Qa4 e5
  50. 50.Qc6 f6
  51. 51.Qe6+ Kh7
  52. 52.Qf7 e4
  53. 53.Qxg6+ Kxg6
  54. 54.Re7 f5
  55. 55.Re6+ Kg5
  56. 56.f4+ exf3+
  57. 57.Kxf3 Ra8
  58. 58.Rb6 Ra4
  59. 59.Rb7 g6
  60. 60.Rb6 h4
  61. 61.gxh4+ Rxh4
  62. 62.Re6 Ra4
  63. 63.Rb6 Re4
  64. 64.Ra6 Kh6
  65. 65.Rb6 Kg7
  66. 66.Ra6 g5
  67. 67.Rb6 Kf7
  68. 68.Ra6 g4+
  69. 69.Kf2 Rb4
  70. 70.Kg3 Re4
  71. 71.Kf2 Re6
  72. 72.Ra8 Kf6
  73. 73.Rf8+ Ke5
  74. 74.Ra8 Rh6
  75. 75.Re8+ Kf6
  76. 76.Rf8+ Ke6
  77. 77.Re8+ Kf7
  78. 78.Re5 Kf6
  79. 79.Re8 Rh2+
  80. 80.Kg3 Re2
  81. 81.Kf4 Rg2
  82. 82.Rf8+ Ke6
  83. 83.Re8+ Kd7
  84. 84.Rg8 Rf2+
  85. 85.Ke5 Rf3
  86. 86.e4 fxe4
  87. 87.Kxe4 Ra3
  88. 88.Rxg4 Ra4+

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