Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz
 
Moscow / 2008.08.29
 
Black: Grachev, Boris (2640)
 

 
White: Carlsen, Magnus (2775)

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B48: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 a6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Kh1 d6 12. f4 e5 13. Nd5 Be6 14. b4 Qc6 15. c4 exf4 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rxf4 Qb6 18. Qe1 Qd4 19. Rd1 Qe5 20. Qf2 Ke7 21. Rf1 Rhg8 22. Rxf6 Rg7 23. Qb6 Rag8 24. Qxb7+ Kd8 25. R6f2 Qd4 26. Be2 Bh3 27. Bf3 Be6 28. c5 Bc4 29. c6 f5 30. Rd1 Qxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Rxb7 32. cxb7 Kd7 33. Ba4+ Bb5 34. Bxb5+ axb5 35. Rxf5 Kc6 36. Rf7 h5 37. Kg1 d5 38. exd5+ Kxd5 39. Rc7 Rb8 40. Rc5+ (White wins)