Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren

Carlsen-Ding Showdown G5 · 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen-Ding Showdown G5
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7
Date 2017.11.14
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/p7/8/2p1k3/2P5/5K2/P7/8 w - - 6 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 e5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.e3 Nge7
  6. 6.Nge2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.d3 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Qd7
  10. 10.Nec3 Rae8
  11. 11.b4 e4
  12. 12.dxe4 Bxd5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxb4
  14. 14.Bd2 Nd3
  15. 15.Rb1 Nc5
  16. 16.Ne2 Nf5
  17. 17.Qc2 h5
  18. 18.Nc1 b6
  19. 19.Nb3 h4
  20. 20.Nxc5 dxc5
  21. 21.Bh3 Re7
  22. 22.Rfe1 hxg3
  23. 23.hxg3 Nd4
  24. 24.exd4 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Rxe1 Qxh3
  26. 26.dxc5 bxc5
  27. 27.Bf4 Bd4
  28. 28.Bxc7 Rc8
  29. 29.Bf4 Kg7
  30. 30.Qe4 Rh8
  31. 31.Be5+ Bxe5
  32. 32.Qxe5+ Kg8
  33. 33.Qe4 Kg7
  34. 34.Qg2 Qf5
  35. 35.Qe4 Qh3
  36. 36.d6 Qh2+
  37. 37.Kf1 Qh1+
  38. 38.Qxh1 Rxh1+
  39. 39.Ke2 Rxe1+
  40. 40.Kxe1 Kf6
  41. 41.Ke2 Ke6
  42. 42.Ke3 Kxd6
  43. 43.Kf4 f6
  44. 44.g4 Ke6
  45. 45.f3 Kd6
  46. 46.Ke4 Ke6
  47. 47.f4 f5+
  48. 48.Kf3 Kf6
  49. 49.Kg3 g5
  50. 50.fxg5+ Kxg5
  51. 51.gxf5 Kxf5
  52. 52.Kf3 Ke5
  53. 53.Ke3 Kf5
  54. 54.Kf3 Ke5

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