Ding Liren vs Sergey Karjakin

Croatia GCT 2019 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 2.3
Date 2019.06.27
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

5rk1/q7/2p4p/1p1bQP1N/1P4PK/3B4/8/8 w - - 19 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 c6
  9. 9.Rc1 Re8
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Bf4 Ne4
  12. 12.Nc3 g5
  13. 13.Be3 Nd6
  14. 14.b3 Nf5
  15. 15.Qd3 g4
  16. 16.Nd2 Nxe3
  17. 17.Qxe3 Bg5
  18. 18.Qd3 dxc4
  19. 19.Nxc4 Bxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 Nb6
  21. 21.Ne5 f5
  22. 22.e4 Qg5
  23. 23.Ne2 Nd7
  24. 24.Nf4 Nxe5
  25. 25.dxe5 Rd8
  26. 26.Qe3 Bd7
  27. 27.h4 gxh3
  28. 28.Bxh3 Be8
  29. 29.Qc5 Bh5
  30. 30.exf5 exf5
  31. 31.e6 Rd1+
  32. 32.Rxd1 Bxd1
  33. 33.Bxf5 Qf6
  34. 34.Bd3 Bf3
  35. 35.Qe3 Bd5
  36. 36.Nh5 Qe7
  37. 37.Qe5 Rf8
  38. 38.g4 h6
  39. 39.f4 b5
  40. 40.b4 axb4
  41. 41.axb4 Bxe6
  42. 42.f5 Qa7+
  43. 43.Kf1 Qf7
  44. 44.Kf2 Qa7+
  45. 45.Kf1 Qf7
  46. 46.Kf2 Qa7+
  47. 47.Kg2 Bd5+
  48. 48.Kh3 Qf7
  49. 49.Kh4 Qa7
  50. 50.Kh3 Qf7
  51. 51.Kh4 Qa7

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