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Grachev,B – Carlsen,M

Grachev,B (2640)
Carlsen,M (2775)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: August 30, 2008
Location: Moscow RUS
Tournament: Tal Memorial Blitz
Round:
Opening: A46 Queen's Pawn Game (d4 Nf6 without 2.c4), Torre Attack
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Published on: February 8, 2020

[Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Grachev,B"]
[Black "Carlsen,M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[ECO "A46"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 c5 4.dxc5 Qa5+ 5.c3 Qxc5 6.b4 Qc7 7.Bb2 g6 8.e3 Bg7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.c4 b6 11.Be2 Bb7 12.O-O Nbd7 13.Qb3 Ne4 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Nd4 a6 17.Rac1 Kg8 18.Rfd1 Bb7 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.Nxf3 Rac8 21.Qb2 Qb7 22.Qd4 Rc7 23.Rc3 Rfc8 24.Rdc1 Nf6 25.Nd2 Qc6 26.a3 a5 27.e4 axb4 28.axb4 Nd7 29.Nf3 Qa4 30.Rb1 b5 31.Nd2 Ne5 32.c5 Nc6 33.Qe3 dxc5 34.Rxc5 Nxb4 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Qd4 Nc6 37.Qb6 Qa7 38.Qxb5 Kg7 39.Nf3 Qa5 40.Qb2+ Kg8 41.Ra1 Rb7 42.Qxb7 Qxa1+ 43.Kh2 Qf6 44.Qc7 Kg7 45.Kg1 e5 46.Qb6 Nd4 47.Qxf6+ Kxf6 48.Nd2 Ke6 49.Nf1 Kd6 50.Ne3 Ne6 51.Nc4+ Ke7 52.Nxe5 Nd4 53.f3 f5 54.exf5 Nxf5 55.Nc4 Kf6 56.Kf2 Nd4 57.Ne3 Ne6 58.Ng4+ Kg7 59.Ne5 Kf6 60.Nd7+ Ke7 61.Nb6 Kf6 62.Nc4 Kf5 63.Ke3 Kf6 64.Nd6 Ke5 65.Nc4+ Kf6 66.h4 Ng7 67.Kf4 Nf5 68.g3 h6 69.Nd2 g5+ 70.hxg5+ hxg5+ 71.Kg4 Kg6 72.Kh3 Nd4 73.Kg2 Kf5 74.Nc4 Kf6 75.Ne3 Kg6 76.Kf2 Kf6 77.Ng4+ Kf5 78.Ne3+ Kg6 79.Nc4 Kf6 80.Nd2 Kf5 81.Ke3 Nc2+ 82.Kd3 Nb4+ 83.Kc4 Nc2 84.Kd3 Nb4+ 85.Ke2 g4 86.f4 Nd5 87.Nc4 Nxf4+ 88.gxf4 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

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[Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Grachev,B"]
[Black "Carlsen,M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[ECO "A46"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 c5 4.dxc5 Qa5+ 5.c3 Qxc5 6.b4 Qc7 7.Bb2 g6 8.e3 Bg7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.c4 b6 11.Be2 Bb7 12.O-O Nbd7 13.Qb3 Ne4 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Nd4 a6 17.Rac1 Kg8 18.Rfd1 Bb7 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.Nxf3 Rac8 21.Qb2 Qb7 22.Qd4 Rc7 23.Rc3 Rfc8 24.Rdc1 Nf6 25.Nd2 Qc6 26.a3 a5 27.e4 axb4 28.axb4 Nd7 29.Nf3 Qa4 30.Rb1 b5 31.Nd2 Ne5 32.c5 Nc6 33.Qe3 dxc5 34.Rxc5 Nxb4 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Qd4 Nc6 37.Qb6 Qa7 38.Qxb5 Kg7 39.Nf3 Qa5 40.Qb2+ Kg8 41.Ra1 Rb7 42.Qxb7 Qxa1+ 43.Kh2 Qf6 44.Qc7 Kg7 45.Kg1 e5 46.Qb6 Nd4 47.Qxf6+ Kxf6 48.Nd2 Ke6 49.Nf1 Kd6 50.Ne3 Ne6 51.Nc4+ Ke7 52.Nxe5 Nd4 53.f3 f5 54.exf5 Nxf5 55.Nc4 Kf6 56.Kf2 Nd4 57.Ne3 Ne6 58.Ng4+ Kg7 59.Ne5 Kf6 60.Nd7+ Ke7 61.Nb6 Kf6 62.Nc4 Kf5 63.Ke3 Kf6 64.Nd6 Ke5 65.Nc4+ Kf6 66.h4 Ng7 67.Kf4 Nf5 68.g3 h6 69.Nd2 g5+ 70.hxg5+ hxg5+ 71.Kg4 Kg6 72.Kh3 Nd4 73.Kg2 Kf5 74.Nc4 Kf6 75.Ne3 Kg6 76.Kf2 Kf6 77.Ng4+ Kf5 78.Ne3+ Kg6 79.Nc4 Kf6 80.Nd2 Kf5 81.Ke3 Nc2+ 82.Kd3 Nb4+ 83.Kc4 Nc2 84.Kd3 Nb4+ 85.Ke2 g4 86.f4 Nd5 87.Nc4 Nxf4+ 88.gxf4 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

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