Fabiano Caruana vs Ding Liren

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 78 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ding Liren
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 11.4
Date 2022.06.30
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4B3/p7/P4pp1/6k1/2Rb2P1/3r4/6K1 w - - 11 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.Bd2 Qd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Na5
  12. 12.Ba2 b4
  13. 13.Ne2 c5
  14. 14.Ng3 Rab8
  15. 15.Nh4 g6
  16. 16.Bh6 Rfe8
  17. 17.Nhf5 Bd8
  18. 18.Ng7 Rf8
  19. 19.h3 b3
  20. 20.Bxb3 Nxb3
  21. 21.cxb3 Bc6
  22. 22.Rc1 Kh8
  23. 23.Ne6 Qxe6
  24. 24.Bxf8 Ba5
  25. 25.Bh6 Bxe1
  26. 26.Qxe1 Rxb3
  27. 27.Qa5 Ng8
  28. 28.Be3 Bb7
  29. 29.Qd2 f6
  30. 30.f4 exf4
  31. 31.Bxf4 g5
  32. 32.Be3 Qe5
  33. 33.Nf5 Ne7
  34. 34.Nxe7 Qxe7
  35. 35.Qc2 Rb6
  36. 36.Rf1 Kg7
  37. 37.a5 Rc6
  38. 38.Bd2 Rc8
  39. 39.Bc3 Rf8
  40. 40.Qf2 h6
  41. 41.h4 Bc8
  42. 42.b4 Bd7
  43. 43.bxc5 dxc5
  44. 44.Rb1 Bb5
  45. 45.hxg5 hxg5
  46. 46.Qf5 Kg8
  47. 47.d4 Bd3
  48. 48.Re1 cxd4
  49. 49.Bxd4 Qh7
  50. 50.Qf3 Bb5
  51. 51.e5 Qd7
  52. 52.Bc5 Rc8
  53. 53.Qb3+ Qf7
  54. 54.e6 Qc7
  55. 55.e7+ Kg7
  56. 56.Bd4 Qf4
  57. 57.Be3 Qg3
  58. 58.Qb4 Rh8
  59. 59.e8=Q Qh2+
  60. 60.Kf2 Rxe8
  61. 61.Qg4 Qe5
  62. 62.Qd4 Qf5+
  63. 63.Kg1 Kg6
  64. 64.Qd2 Bc6
  65. 65.Bf2 Qg4
  66. 66.Qd3+ Be4
  67. 67.Qg3 Qxg3
  68. 68.Bxg3 f5
  69. 69.Bc7 Kh5
  70. 70.Kf2 Kg4
  71. 71.Rc1 Re7
  72. 72.Rc3 Rd7
  73. 73.g3 Bd3
  74. 74.Bb8 Bb5
  75. 75.Bc7 Re7
  76. 76.Bd8 Re2+
  77. 77.Kg1 Rd2
  78. 78.Be7 Bd3

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