Ding Liren vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.24
Date 2019.11.18
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

br5R/4r1Pk/6q1/3p3p/3Q4/4P1P1/PP6/5RK1 b - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nb6
  6. 6.d3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 Re8
  9. 9.Qc2 Nc6
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Nf3 Bd6
  12. 12.O-O Nd5
  13. 13.Bd2 Rb8
  14. 14.Ne4 f5
  15. 15.Nxd6 cxd6
  16. 16.Qxc6 Bb7
  17. 17.Qa4 e4
  18. 18.dxe4 fxe4
  19. 19.Nd4 e3
  20. 20.Bxe3 Nxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 Rxe3
  22. 22.Qxa7 Re7
  23. 23.Qa3 Kh8
  24. 24.Rf2 Qb6
  25. 25.e3 Ba8
  26. 26.Qb3 Qd8
  27. 27.Qc3 Re8
  28. 28.Nf5 Qg5
  29. 29.h4 Qg4
  30. 30.Rf4 Qg6
  31. 31.h5 Qg5
  32. 32.h6 Re5
  33. 33.hxg7+ Kg8
  34. 34.Qc8+ Re8
  35. 35.Qc4+ d5
  36. 36.Qd4 Qg6
  37. 37.Rcf1 h5
  38. 38.Ne7+ Rxe7
  39. 39.Rf8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Rh8+

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