Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen Tour Final 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Tour Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2020.08.09
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1K4p1/P2p4/2b1p3/1PB1Pk1p/7P/4R1P1/r7 b - - 0 44

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.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 h5
  8. 8.Qd2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O-O b5
  10. 10.a3 Bd7
  11. 11.Kb1 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.Bf4 e5
  14. 14.Bg5 Qb6
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Nd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.Qxd5 Ke7
  18. 18.c4 Rac8
  19. 19.cxb5 Rc5
  20. 20.Qb3 axb5
  21. 21.a4 Rhc8
  22. 22.Bxb5 Bg5
  23. 23.Rd3 h4
  24. 24.Rhd1 Rc1+
  25. 25.Ka2 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Bf4
  27. 27.h3 Be3
  28. 28.Bc4 Qxb3+
  29. 29.Kxb3 Bd4
  30. 30.Rd2 f5
  31. 31.Rc2 fxe4
  32. 32.fxe4 Kf6
  33. 33.Bb5 Rb8
  34. 34.Kb4 Kg5
  35. 35.a5 Kf4
  36. 36.Re2 Rc8
  37. 37.a6 Bc5+
  38. 38.Ka5 Ba7
  39. 39.b3 Rc1
  40. 40.Bc4 Ra1+
  41. 41.Kb5 Rb1
  42. 42.Kc6 Bc5
  43. 43.Kb7 Ra1
  44. 44.b4

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