Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 13.1
Date 2018.03.26
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q3/4pPk1/6p1/7p/4B2P/q5P1/5PK1/2q5 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d5
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 c3
  8. 8.bxc3 c5
  9. 9.Re1 Nc6
  10. 10.Bb2 Nd5
  11. 11.Qc2 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nf6
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.c4 Bf5
  15. 15.Qc1 Qc7
  16. 16.Nc2 Rab8
  17. 17.Bc3 Bxc2
  18. 18.Qxc2 Ne8
  19. 19.h4 c5
  20. 20.Red1 Bxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Nf6
  22. 22.Bf3 h5
  23. 23.Rab1 Rxb1
  24. 24.Rxb1 Rb8
  25. 25.Rb5 Ne8
  26. 26.Qe3 Rxb5
  27. 27.cxb5 Nd6
  28. 28.a4 c4
  29. 29.Kg2 c3
  30. 30.Bc6 Qa5
  31. 31.Qc5 a6
  32. 32.e4 axb5
  33. 33.axb5 Kh7
  34. 34.e5 Nxb5
  35. 35.e6 Qa3
  36. 36.Qxb5 c2
  37. 37.exf7 Kg7
  38. 38.Be4 c1=Q
  39. 39.Qe8

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