Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren

34th ECC Open 2018 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 34th ECC Open 2018
Site Porto Carras GRE
Round 6.2
Date 2018.10.17
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/P1R3n1/6pp/r7/5P2/8/5BK1 w - - 8 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O cxd5
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Qf3 Bd6
  12. 12.h3 h6
  13. 13.Bf4 Rb8
  14. 14.b3 Rb4
  15. 15.Bxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Rfe1 a5
  17. 17.Rad1 Bd7
  18. 18.Qe3 Rc8
  19. 19.Qa7 Rh4
  20. 20.Re3 Qc7
  21. 21.Qxc7 Rxc7
  22. 22.Na4 c5
  23. 23.g4 d4
  24. 24.Rf3 Nxg4
  25. 25.Re1 Nf6
  26. 26.Nb6 Bc6
  27. 27.Rg3 g5
  28. 28.Re5 Nh5
  29. 29.Bf5 Rf4
  30. 30.Rg4 Bf3
  31. 31.Rxf4 Nxf4
  32. 32.Nd7 c4
  33. 33.bxc4 Rxc4
  34. 34.Rxa5 Rb4
  35. 35.Kh2 Rb1
  36. 36.Ne5 Rh1+
  37. 37.Kg3 Bd5
  38. 38.f3 Re1
  39. 39.Nd3 Rg1+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rg2+
  41. 41.Ke1 Re2+
  42. 42.Kf1 Bc4
  43. 43.Kg1 Rg2+
  44. 44.Kh1 Bxd3
  45. 45.Bxd3 Rg3
  46. 46.h4 Rh3+
  47. 47.Kg1 Rxh4
  48. 48.Bf1 Kg7
  49. 49.a4 Ng6
  50. 50.Rc5 d3
  51. 51.a5 dxc2
  52. 52.Rxc2 Ra4
  53. 53.a6 h5
  54. 54.Rc5 Kf6
  55. 55.Rc6+ Kg7
  56. 56.Rc5 Kf6
  57. 57.Rc6+ Kg7

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