Sergey Karjakin vs Alexander Grischuk

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 3
Date 2011.03.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/2R4P/5r2/P7/1Pp2r2/2P5/1KR5 b - - 2 54

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.Nd5 Rb8
  14. 14.Qd2 e6
  15. 15.Nc3 Be5
  16. 16.O-O-O Qf6
  17. 17.Nde2 b5
  18. 18.h4 g4
  19. 19.Ng1 Bd7
  20. 20.h5 Nge7
  21. 21.Bh4 Qf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 Bxf4+
  23. 23.Kb1 gxf3
  24. 24.Nxf3 f5
  25. 25.Ne2 Be3
  26. 26.Bxe7 Nxe7
  27. 27.exf5 Nxf5
  28. 28.g4 Ne7
  29. 29.Rxd6 Bc6
  30. 30.Bg2 Rf8
  31. 31.Nh4 Bxg2
  32. 32.Nxg2 Bg5
  33. 33.Nd4 Rf2
  34. 34.Ne1 e5
  35. 35.Nd3 Rf6
  36. 36.Ne6 e4
  37. 37.Ndc5 e3
  38. 38.Ne4 Rf3
  39. 39.N6xg5 hxg5
  40. 40.Nxg5 Rf4
  41. 41.Re6 Rxg4
  42. 42.Nf3 Rg3
  43. 43.Rxe3 Kf8
  44. 44.Rf1 Nf5
  45. 45.Re5 Nd6
  46. 46.Re6 Nc4
  47. 47.Ne5+ Kg7
  48. 48.Nxc4 bxc4
  49. 49.Rxa6 c3
  50. 50.b3 Rf8
  51. 51.Rc1 Kh7
  52. 52.a4 Rf5
  53. 53.h6 Rgf3
  54. 54.Rc6

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