Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 2.2
Date 2018.03.11
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/p4p1k/1p2qPp1/2p2b1p/2P4P/P1Q3P1/5R1K/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 b6
  8. 8.Ne5 Qxd4
  9. 9.Bxa8 Qxe5
  10. 10.Bf3 Nd5
  11. 11.Qxc4 Ba6
  12. 12.Qb3 Nc6
  13. 13.Qa4 Bb7
  14. 14.Nc3 Nd4
  15. 15.Bxd5 exd5
  16. 16.Bf4 Qf6
  17. 17.Rad1 c5
  18. 18.Be3 Nf3+
  19. 19.exf3 d4
  20. 20.f4 dxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Bf3
  22. 22.Rd3 Bc6
  23. 23.Qb3 Qf5
  24. 24.c4 Be4
  25. 25.Rd2 Qh5
  26. 26.f3 Bxf3
  27. 27.f5 Bc6
  28. 28.Qd1 Qh3
  29. 29.Rff2 h6
  30. 30.Qf1 Qg4
  31. 31.Rf4 Qg5
  32. 32.Rd3 Qf6
  33. 33.Bd2 Ba8
  34. 34.h4 Qc6
  35. 35.Kh2 Bd6
  36. 36.Rf2 Be5
  37. 37.Bc3 Bxc3
  38. 38.Rxc3 Re8
  39. 39.f6 g6
  40. 40.Rcc2 Re4
  41. 41.Rfe2 Qe6
  42. 42.Rxe4 Bxe4
  43. 43.Rf2 Bf5
  44. 44.Qc1 Kh7
  45. 45.Qc3 h5
  46. 46.a3

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