Hikaru Nakamura vs Alexander Grischuk

World Blitz 2022 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2022
Site Almaty KAZ
Round 16.4
Date 2022.12.30
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2br1Rk1/4p1p1/p5Np/2Pq3P/1P4P1/2Q2PK1/8 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.dxc5 Nf6
  5. 5.exd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Ngf3 Qxc5
  7. 7.Bd3 Be7
  8. 8.a4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.c3 b6
  11. 11.a5 bxa5
  12. 12.Nb3 Nc6
  13. 13.Bg5 Bb7
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Nc5 Rfd8
  16. 16.Nxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.Qc2 g6
  18. 18.Be4 Qb6
  19. 19.Bxc6 Qxc6
  20. 20.Rxa5 Rd7
  21. 21.Rfa1 Rb7
  22. 22.h3 Bd8
  23. 23.Ra6 Bb6
  24. 24.c4 Rc8
  25. 25.b3 Qc5
  26. 26.Rd1 Rbb8
  27. 27.Raa1 Rd8
  28. 28.g3 a5
  29. 29.Kg2 Ba7
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  31. 31.Re1 Bb6
  32. 32.h4 h5
  33. 33.Ne5 Kg7
  34. 34.Re2 Bc7
  35. 35.Nf3 Qe7
  36. 36.Ng5 Qf6
  37. 37.Re3 Qd4
  38. 38.Rf3 Rd7
  39. 39.Rxf7+

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