Hikaru Nakamura vs Alexander Grischuk

World Blitz 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 19.3
Date 2016.12.30
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5pk1/8/4n1K1/8/8/5R1q w - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Ne7
  9. 9.Nge2 Nbc6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Be6
  12. 12.Qd2 Nf5
  13. 13.Rac1 Re8
  14. 14.Na4 Qa5
  15. 15.Qxa5 Nxa5
  16. 16.b3 Nc6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Nxe3
  18. 18.fxe3 Bg4
  19. 19.Kf2 Bxe2
  20. 20.Kxe2 Nxd4+
  21. 21.Kf2 Nf5
  22. 22.Rd3 Nxe3
  23. 23.Bxd5 Rad8
  24. 24.Be4 Ng4+
  25. 25.Kg2 Rxd3
  26. 26.Bxd3 Rd8
  27. 27.Be2 Rd2
  28. 28.Rc8+ Bf8
  29. 29.Nc3 Rc2
  30. 30.Kf3 Nxh2+
  31. 31.Ke3 Kg7
  32. 32.Kd3 Rc1
  33. 33.Rb8 Bd6
  34. 34.Rxb7 Bxg3
  35. 35.Ne4 Bf4
  36. 36.Rxa7 h5
  37. 37.b4 Ng4
  38. 38.Nc5 Bd6
  39. 39.Kd4 Ne5
  40. 40.Ra6 Bc7
  41. 41.Kd5 h4
  42. 42.Ra7 Bb8
  43. 43.Ra3 Re1
  44. 44.Na6 Rxe2
  45. 45.Nxb8 g5
  46. 46.Rh3 Ng6
  47. 47.Rh1 Nf4+
  48. 48.Kd4 Rxa2
  49. 49.Nc6 Rd2+
  50. 50.Ke4 Nh5
  51. 51.Rb1 Ng3+
  52. 52.Ke3 Rd6
  53. 53.b5 h3
  54. 54.b6 Rxc6
  55. 55.b7 Rc3+
  56. 56.Kf2 Ne4+
  57. 57.Kg1 Rg3+
  58. 58.Kh2 g4
  59. 59.Rb2 Re3
  60. 60.b8=Q Ng5
  61. 61.Rb3 g3+
  62. 62.Qxg3 Rxg3
  63. 63.Kxg3 Kg6
  64. 64.Rb4 f6
  65. 65.Rb6 Kf5
  66. 66.Rb5+ Kg6
  67. 67.Kg4 h2
  68. 68.Rb1 Ne4
  69. 69.Rf1 h1=Q

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