Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana

7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.1
Date 2019.08.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4P3/3N1Q1p/8/p2n4/2qk3P/6PK/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 b6
  7. 7.Bd3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Ba6
  9. 9.Bxa6 Nxa6
  10. 10.Qe2 Qc8
  11. 11.O-O Qb7
  12. 12.a3 c5
  13. 13.Nb5 Rac8
  14. 14.b4 Nd5
  15. 15.bxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.Rab1 Rc6
  17. 17.Be5 Rb6
  18. 18.a4 Nac7
  19. 19.dxc5 Bxc5
  20. 20.Rbc1 Nxb5
  21. 21.Rxc5 Nd6
  22. 22.a5 Rc6
  23. 23.Bxd6 Rxd6
  24. 24.Rfc1 h6
  25. 25.h3 Rfd8
  26. 26.Ne5 Nf6
  27. 27.Nc6 R8d7
  28. 28.a6 Qb6
  29. 29.Ne5 Rd8
  30. 30.Rc8 Qa5
  31. 31.f4 Rd2
  32. 32.Qf3 Rd5
  33. 33.R1c7 Kh7
  34. 34.Kh2 Rxc8
  35. 35.Rxc8 Qxa6
  36. 36.Ra8 Qb7
  37. 37.Rf8 Rb5
  38. 38.Qf1 Qd5
  39. 39.Nxf7 Nd7
  40. 40.Rd8 Rb8
  41. 41.Rxb8 Nxb8
  42. 42.Qb1+ Qf5
  43. 43.Qb7 Nc6
  44. 44.Nd6 Qc5
  45. 45.Ne4 Qc2
  46. 46.Nf6+ Kg6
  47. 47.Ne8 Qc3
  48. 48.e4 a5
  49. 49.Qd7 a4
  50. 50.Qxe6+ Kh7
  51. 51.e5 Nd4
  52. 52.Qd7 Kg6
  53. 53.Qxg7+ Kf5
  54. 54.Nd6+ Kxf4
  55. 55.Qf6+ Ke3
  56. 56.e6 Kd3
  57. 57.e7

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