Ding Liren vs Sergey Karjakin

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 18.5
Date 2019.05.12
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/2P3p1/1q1p1n1p/pr5P/4R3/2Q1PBP1/5PK1/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qc2 Bxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 O-O
  7. 7.d3 d6
  8. 8.Be2 Ne8
  9. 9.O-O f5
  10. 10.c5 d5
  11. 11.c4 e4
  12. 12.Nd2 Nb4
  13. 13.Qb3 exd3
  14. 14.Bf3 Na6
  15. 15.Ba3 dxc4
  16. 16.Qxc4+ Kh8
  17. 17.c6 b5
  18. 18.Qxb5 Rf6
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rb8
  20. 20.Qc4 Rb6
  21. 21.Nb3 Nd6
  22. 22.Rxd3 Be6
  23. 23.Qf4 Bxb3
  24. 24.axb3 Qb8
  25. 25.Bxd6 cxd6
  26. 26.h4 Nc5
  27. 27.Rc3 Ne6
  28. 28.Qa4 a6
  29. 29.g3 Nc7
  30. 30.Rd1 Rb4
  31. 31.Qa5 h6
  32. 32.Rcd3 Rb5
  33. 33.Qc3 Ne8
  34. 34.Kg2 Kh7
  35. 35.h5 Qb6
  36. 36.Qc2 a5
  37. 37.Rd5 Rxb3
  38. 38.Rxf5 Rb2
  39. 39.Qd3 Kh8
  40. 40.Rxf6 Nxf6
  41. 41.Qc3 Ne8
  42. 42.Rd4 Rb5
  43. 43.Re4 Nf6
  44. 44.c7

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