Sergey Karjakin vs Alexander Grischuk

TCh-RUS · 2007 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event TCh-RUS
Site Sochi RUS
Round 9
Date 2007.05.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k4/2R5/8/3K1p2/5P2/8/8 b - - 0 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Ne5
  11. 11.f3 Nbc6
  12. 12.Bf2 Ng6
  13. 13.Qd2 Qa5
  14. 14.Nd5 Qxd2+
  15. 15.Kxd2 Bxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Nc7+ Kd7
  18. 18.Nxa8 Kc6
  19. 19.a4 Be6
  20. 20.Ra3 Rxa8
  21. 21.Rd3 Kc5
  22. 22.b4+ Kxb4
  23. 23.Rxd4+ Kc5
  24. 24.Rd3 Ne5
  25. 25.Rc3+ Nc4+
  26. 26.Bxc4 Bxc4
  27. 27.h4 d5
  28. 28.hxg5 hxg5
  29. 29.Rh5 d4
  30. 30.Ra3 f6
  31. 31.Ra1 Kd6
  32. 32.Rah1 a5
  33. 33.Rb1 b5
  34. 34.axb5 a4
  35. 35.b6 a3
  36. 36.b7 Rb8
  37. 37.Rhh1 Kc5
  38. 38.c3 dxc3+
  39. 39.Kxc3 Bb5
  40. 40.Ra1 Rxb7
  41. 41.Rxa3 Rd7
  42. 42.Kc2 Kd6
  43. 43.Kd2 Ke6+
  44. 44.Ke3 Kf7
  45. 45.Rc1 Rb7
  46. 46.Rc5 Bd7
  47. 47.Ra6 Bb5
  48. 48.Ra5 Bd7
  49. 49.e5 f5
  50. 50.Kd4 Rb4+
  51. 51.Kc3 Rb7
  52. 52.g3 Be6
  53. 53.Ra3 f4
  54. 54.gxf4 gxf4
  55. 55.Kd3 Kg6
  56. 56.Ra8 Rd7+
  57. 57.Ke2 Rd5
  58. 58.Rxd5 Bxd5
  59. 59.Rf8 Kg5
  60. 60.Re8 Kf5
  61. 61.Rxe7 Be6
  62. 62.Kd3 Kxe5
  63. 63.Re8 Kd5
  64. 64.Rh8 Bf7
  65. 65.Rf8 Bg6+
  66. 66.Kc3 Ke5
  67. 67.Rg8 Bf5
  68. 68.Rg5 Kf6
  69. 69.Rh5 Bc8
  70. 70.Rb5 Bd7
  71. 71.Ra5 Bc8
  72. 72.Rb5 Bd7
  73. 73.Rc5 Ke6
  74. 74.Kd4 Kd6
  75. 75.Ra5 Bc6
  76. 76.Ra6 Kd7
  77. 77.Rxc6

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