Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2020 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 3.1
Date 2020.03.19
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4r2k/2B3pp/3PPn2/P3Q2P/1R6/5NK1/2q5 b - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 e6
  7. 7.f3 Bb4
  8. 8.Nxc4 O-O
  9. 9.Kf2 e5
  10. 10.Nxe5 Bc2
  11. 11.Qd2 c5
  12. 12.d5 Bb3
  13. 13.e4 Re8
  14. 14.Qf4 c4
  15. 15.Nxc4 Nbd7
  16. 16.Be3 Nf8
  17. 17.Bd4 Ng6
  18. 18.Qf5 Bxc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Qc7
  20. 20.Be2 Bc5
  21. 21.Bxc5 Qxc5+
  22. 22.Kf1 h6
  23. 23.Rd1 Qb6
  24. 24.Rd2 Qe3
  25. 25.Rc2 a6
  26. 26.Qh3 b5
  27. 27.Qg3 b4
  28. 28.Nd1 Qb3
  29. 29.Rd2 Qxa4
  30. 30.Qf2 Qd7
  31. 31.g3 Qh3+
  32. 32.Kg1 a5
  33. 33.Qd4 Nh5
  34. 34.Nf2 Qd7
  35. 35.f4 Nhxf4
  36. 36.gxf4 Nxf4
  37. 37.Kf1 Qd6
  38. 38.Rg1 f6
  39. 39.Bb5 Re7
  40. 40.b3 Rf8
  41. 41.Rc2 Ne6
  42. 42.Qe3 Ng5
  43. 43.h4 Nf7
  44. 44.Rc6 Qb8
  45. 45.Qc5 Qd8
  46. 46.Rxf6 Kh8
  47. 47.Rf5 Rc7
  48. 48.Bc6 a4
  49. 49.bxa4 b3
  50. 50.Rg3 b2
  51. 51.Rb3 Nd6
  52. 52.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  53. 53.Rxb2 Qf4
  54. 54.Rb8+ Kh7
  55. 55.Qc2 Re7
  56. 56.e5+ Nf5
  57. 57.Qe4 Qc1+
  58. 58.Kg2 g6
  59. 59.Rb3

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