Fabiano Caruana vs Ding Liren

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2020.04.21
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/1K6/8/5Q2/7k b - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Qd3 e6
  7. 7.a4 b6
  8. 8.Qg3 Bb7
  9. 9.f3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Be3 Rc8
  11. 11.Be2 Be7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Kh1 Re8
  14. 14.Rad1 Qc7
  15. 15.Nb3 Qb8
  16. 16.Bd4 h6
  17. 17.Bd3 Nh5
  18. 18.Qf2 Nf4
  19. 19.Bxb6 Nxd3
  20. 20.Rxd3 Ne5
  21. 21.Rdd1 Nc4
  22. 22.Rb1 Bc6
  23. 23.Bd4 Qb4
  24. 24.Nc1 Qb7
  25. 25.Nd3 e5
  26. 26.Be3 d5
  27. 27.exd5 Bxd5
  28. 28.Bc5 Bg5
  29. 29.Rbd1 e4
  30. 30.fxe4 Bxe4
  31. 31.Rde1 Bxd3
  32. 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  33. 33.cxd3 Nd2
  34. 34.Rd1 Qxb2
  35. 35.Ne4 Qb3
  36. 36.Rxd2 Rxe4
  37. 37.dxe4 Qb1+
  38. 38.Qg1 Qxg1+
  39. 39.Kxg1 Bxd2
  40. 40.Kf2 f6
  41. 41.Ke2 Bf4
  42. 42.h3 Kf7
  43. 43.Kd3 Ke6
  44. 44.Bf2 g6
  45. 45.Bd4 h5
  46. 46.Kc4 Bd6
  47. 47.Bf2 Ba3
  48. 48.Bc5 Bc1
  49. 49.Bb4 Be3
  50. 50.Bc3 h4
  51. 51.Ba5 g5
  52. 52.Bc7 Bf4
  53. 53.Bxf4 gxf4
  54. 54.Kd4 a5
  55. 55.Kc5 Ke5
  56. 56.Kb5 Kxe4
  57. 57.Kxa5 Ke3
  58. 58.Kb4 Kf2
  59. 59.a5 Kxg2
  60. 60.a6 f3
  61. 61.a7 f2
  62. 62.a8=Q+ Kg1
  63. 63.Qa7 Kg2
  64. 64.Qg7+ Kxh3
  65. 65.Qxf6 Kg2
  66. 66.Qg5+ Kh2
  67. 67.Qf4+ Kg2
  68. 68.Qg4+ Kh2
  69. 69.Qxh4+ Kg2
  70. 70.Qg4+ Kh2
  71. 71.Qf3 Kg1
  72. 72.Qg3+ Kh1
  73. 73.Qxf2

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