Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Rapid 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.2
Date 2019.08.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

r5k1/2p4p/1N2Q1p1/p3P1P1/3P4/8/2R2PPK/q3q3 b - - 7 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 b5
  6. 6.e5 Nd5
  7. 7.Nxb5 Nb6
  8. 8.Be2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Qd2 Bb7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qd7
  12. 12.Nc3 Nb4
  13. 13.Qf4 f5
  14. 14.Qg3 O-O
  15. 15.h4 Kh8
  16. 16.Bg5 N4d5
  17. 17.Nd2 Nxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Bd5
  19. 19.a4 a5
  20. 20.Rdb1 Bxg5
  21. 21.hxg5 f4
  22. 22.Qh3 Nxa4
  23. 23.Nxc4 f3
  24. 24.Bd3 g6
  25. 25.Ne3 Nxc3
  26. 26.Rc1 Ne2+
  27. 27.Bxe2 fxe2
  28. 28.Ng4 Rfb8
  29. 29.Nf6 Qe7
  30. 30.Rc2 Rb3
  31. 31.Nxd5 Qa3
  32. 32.Qxe6 Qxa1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Rb6
  34. 34.Nxb6 e1=Q
  35. 35.Qf6+ Kg8
  36. 36.Qe6+ Kh8
  37. 37.Qf6+ Kg8
  38. 38.Qe6+

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