Alexander Grischuk vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss · 2019 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss
Site Douglas ENG
Round 9.10
Date 2019.10.19
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6kb/5p2/3R1P1p/r4N1P/2P1K3/6P1/8 b - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Qb6
  9. 9.Qd2 Qxb2
  10. 10.Rb1 Qa3
  11. 11.Bb5 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 a6
  13. 13.Bxd7+ Bxd7
  14. 14.Rb3 Qe7
  15. 15.Rxb7 Rc8
  16. 16.O-O Qd8
  17. 17.Rf3 Rc4
  18. 18.Ne2 Qc8
  19. 19.Rb2 Bc5
  20. 20.h3 O-O
  21. 21.Kh2 f6
  22. 22.exf6 gxf6
  23. 23.Bxc5 Rxc5
  24. 24.Rg3+ Kh8
  25. 25.Nd4 Rg8
  26. 26.Rbb3 Rxg3
  27. 27.Rxg3 Qf8
  28. 28.Qe3 Rc4
  29. 29.Nxe6 Qe7
  30. 30.Ng5 Qe8
  31. 31.Qb6 Rc6
  32. 32.Qd4 Qe7
  33. 33.c3 Be8
  34. 34.Nf3 Bf7
  35. 35.Qd2 Rb6
  36. 36.Nd4 Bg6
  37. 37.f5 Bf7
  38. 38.Qf4 Bg8
  39. 39.Re3 Qd6
  40. 40.Qxd6 Rxd6
  41. 41.Re7 Rd8
  42. 42.Rc7 a5
  43. 43.a4 Re8
  44. 44.Kg3 Re1
  45. 45.Rc5 Kg7
  46. 46.Kf2 Rc1
  47. 47.Ne2 Rc2
  48. 48.Ke3 h5
  49. 49.h4 Ra2
  50. 50.Rxa5 Bh7
  51. 51.Rxd5 Rxa4
  52. 52.Nf4

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