Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1.5
Date 2015.01.10
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/q3r2p/6p1/3P1p2/4bQ1P/1N4P1/P6K/4bB2 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.b3 dxc4
  8. 8.bxc4 c5
  9. 9.Bb2 Qb6
  10. 10.Qc1 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Nd2 Bf5
  14. 14.Nb3 Rac8
  15. 15.e4 Be6
  16. 16.e5 Nd7
  17. 17.Re1 c5
  18. 18.Nd2 Qa6
  19. 19.Re3 Rb8
  20. 20.Ra3 Qb6
  21. 21.Rb3 Qc7
  22. 22.f4 Nb6
  23. 23.Rb1 Rbd8
  24. 24.Bc3 Qd7
  25. 25.Bf1 Bf5
  26. 26.Ra1 f6
  27. 27.exf6 exf6
  28. 28.Rb5 Na4
  29. 29.Nb3 Nxc3
  30. 30.Qxc3 Be4
  31. 31.f5 Qxf5
  32. 32.Re1 Rfe8
  33. 33.Rxc5 Qd7
  34. 34.Qc1 f5
  35. 35.Qf4 Re7
  36. 36.h4 a5
  37. 37.Rxa5 Bc3
  38. 38.Rd5 Qa7+
  39. 39.Kh2 Rxd5
  40. 40.cxd5 Bxe1

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