Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2020.04.21
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D73)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/8/1p2r3/3BpQP1/5p2/3p2pK/PP1Nb3/2r5 b - - 3 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Ne5 e6
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bf4 Nfd7
  11. 11.O-O Nxe5
  12. 12.Bxe5 Bxe5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nc6
  14. 14.Qd2 Kg7
  15. 15.Rad1 b6
  16. 16.f4 Ba6
  17. 17.Rf3 Rc8
  18. 18.g4 Qh4
  19. 19.Rg3 h5
  20. 20.g5 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rh3 Qg4
  22. 22.Rg3 Qh4
  23. 23.Rf1 Ne7
  24. 24.f5 gxf5
  25. 25.Rf4 d4
  26. 26.Nb1 Qxf4
  27. 27.Qxf4 Ng6
  28. 28.Qd2 Nxe5
  29. 29.Ra3 Bb5
  30. 30.Rxa7 Ng4
  31. 31.Na3 Bxe2
  32. 32.h3 d3
  33. 33.hxg4 hxg4
  34. 34.Nb1 e5
  35. 35.Qe3 Rc5
  36. 36.Nd2 Rd4
  37. 37.Qg3 Rc1+
  38. 38.Kh2 f4
  39. 39.Qh4 g3+
  40. 40.Kh3 Rd6
  41. 41.Bd5 Re6
  42. 42.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  43. 43.Qh7+ Kf8
  44. 44.Qf5+

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