Wesley So vs Alexander Grischuk

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.3
Date 2018.06.21
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D91)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/8/8/7p/KP4b1/6k1/P7/8 b - b3 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ne4
  6. 6.Bf4 O-O
  7. 7.Nxd5 c5
  8. 8.Qc2 f5
  9. 9.Bc7 Qd7
  10. 10.Be5 cxd4
  11. 11.Bxg7 Kxg7
  12. 12.Qd1 Nc6
  13. 13.Nxd4 e6
  14. 14.Nxc6 exd5
  15. 15.Qd4+ Rf6
  16. 16.Nb4 dxc4
  17. 17.Nd5 Qd8
  18. 18.O-O-O Be6
  19. 19.Nxf6 Qxd4
  20. 20.Rxd4 Nxf2
  21. 21.Nh5+ gxh5
  22. 22.Rg1 Kf6
  23. 23.g3 Ke5
  24. 24.Rf4 Ng4
  25. 25.Bg2 Ne3
  26. 26.Kd2 Nxg2
  27. 27.Rxg2 b5
  28. 28.Rh4 Rd8+
  29. 29.Kc1 Bf7
  30. 30.Rf2 Rd7
  31. 31.e3 a5
  32. 32.Rd4 Re7
  33. 33.Rdf4 Be6
  34. 34.Rh4 Bf7
  35. 35.e4 fxe4
  36. 36.Rxe4+ Kxe4
  37. 37.Re2+ Kf3
  38. 38.Rxe7 Bg6
  39. 39.Re5 Kg2
  40. 40.Rxb5 Kxh2
  41. 41.Rg5 a4
  42. 42.Kd2 Kh3
  43. 43.Kc3 h4
  44. 44.gxh4 Kxh4
  45. 45.Rg1 Kh3
  46. 46.Kxc4 Kh2
  47. 47.Rg5 Be8
  48. 48.Kb4 h5
  49. 49.Re5 Bf7
  50. 50.Rf5 Be8
  51. 51.Rf8 Bd7
  52. 52.Rh8 Bg4
  53. 53.Kxa4 Kg3
  54. 54.b4

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