Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren

7th Norway Armageddon · 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event 7th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 6.1
Date 2019.06.10
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5B2/8/1pP1p3/1P2PkR1/r5pK/3b4/8 b - - 6 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 g5
  10. 10.Bg3 Bb6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Na5
  12. 12.Bc2 Nh5
  13. 13.a4 Rb8
  14. 14.b4 Nxg3
  15. 15.hxg3 Nc6
  16. 16.Nf1 Qf6
  17. 17.Qe2 Ne7
  18. 18.Ne3 h5
  19. 19.Bb3 c6
  20. 20.axb5 axb5
  21. 21.d4 g4
  22. 22.dxe5 dxe5
  23. 23.Nh4 Qg5
  24. 24.O-O O-O
  25. 25.Rad1 Ra8
  26. 26.Kh2 Ra3
  27. 27.Qb2 Ra7
  28. 28.Rd6 Kg7
  29. 29.c4 Bc7
  30. 30.f4 gxf3
  31. 31.Rd3 fxg2
  32. 32.Kxg2 f6
  33. 33.c5 Rd8
  34. 34.Rxd8 Bxd8
  35. 35.Qe2 Ra3
  36. 36.Qd3 Bc7
  37. 37.Nef5+ Nxf5
  38. 38.Nxf5+ Kf8
  39. 39.Qc2 Qg4
  40. 40.Rf3 Bxf5
  41. 41.Rxf5 h4
  42. 42.Rxf6+ Kg7
  43. 43.Rf7+ Kg6
  44. 44.Qf2 Qxg3+
  45. 45.Qxg3+ hxg3
  46. 46.Be6 Bd8
  47. 47.Kh3 Bg5
  48. 48.Rc7 Bf4
  49. 49.Rxc6 Kg5
  50. 50.Bf7 Bd2
  51. 51.Rg6+ Kf4
  52. 52.Rg4+

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