Hikaru Nakamura vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE Grand Prix 1 Pool A · 2022 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Grand Prix 1 Pool A
Site Berlin GER
Round 5.1
Date 2022.02.09
Opening King's Indian Defense (E73)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2bb1qQ1/p2k3P/3p1r2/2pP4/2P1P3/1P6/1B2B1K1/8 b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.d5 Na6
  8. 8.h4 Nc5
  9. 9.Qc2 c6
  10. 10.h5 cxd5
  11. 11.cxd5 Qa5
  12. 12.h6 Bh8
  13. 13.f3 Bd7
  14. 14.Rb1 Na4
  15. 15.Qd2 Nxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Qc7
  17. 17.g4 Bc8
  18. 18.Nh3 Nd7
  19. 19.Nf2 Bf6
  20. 20.O-O Be7
  21. 21.Kh2 Nc5
  22. 22.Nd3 b6
  23. 23.Nxc5 bxc5
  24. 24.f4 exf4
  25. 25.Bxf4 Bd7
  26. 26.c4 Rab8
  27. 27.Qc3 f6
  28. 28.Rb3 Rb6
  29. 29.g5 Rf7
  30. 30.Bc1 Qd8
  31. 31.Bb2 Qf8
  32. 32.Kg2 Bd8
  33. 33.Qf3 Bc8
  34. 34.Qe3 Rxb3
  35. 35.axb3 fxg5
  36. 36.Qc3 Rxf1
  37. 37.Qh8+ Kf7
  38. 38.Qxh7+ Ke8
  39. 39.Qxg6+ Ke7
  40. 40.Qxg5+ Rf6
  41. 41.h7 Kd7
  42. 42.Qg8

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