Ding Liren vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.20
Date 2019.11.18
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R3P1/1p4r1/1k6/8/1p6/5K2/8 w - - 2 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Qd3 O-O
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Bc8
  12. 12.O-O Nd7
  13. 13.Qd2 f5
  14. 14.f3 Bh4
  15. 15.Kh1 f4
  16. 16.Bf2 Bxf2
  17. 17.Rxf2 Qh4
  18. 18.Rff1 Nf6
  19. 19.Qe1 Qh6
  20. 20.c4 Bf5
  21. 21.c5 Kh8
  22. 22.Rd1 Bc2
  23. 23.Rd2 Bxb3
  24. 24.axb3 dxc5
  25. 25.Bd1 Rfe8
  26. 26.Bc2 Rad8
  27. 27.d6 e4
  28. 28.d7 Rxd7
  29. 29.Rxd7 Nxd7
  30. 30.Bxe4 Nf6
  31. 31.Qc3 Nxe4
  32. 32.fxe4 Rxe4
  33. 33.Qxc5 Qe6
  34. 34.Qf8+ Qg8
  35. 35.Qc5 h6
  36. 36.b4 Qe6
  37. 37.h3 Re1
  38. 38.Qf8+ Kh7
  39. 39.Qxf4 Re4
  40. 40.Qd2 Qc4
  41. 41.Qf2 Re5
  42. 42.Qf4 Qxf4
  43. 43.Rxf4 Re2
  44. 44.b5 axb5
  45. 45.Rb4 Re5
  46. 46.Kh2 Kg6
  47. 47.g4 Kf6
  48. 48.h4 Ke6
  49. 49.Kg3 Kd6
  50. 50.Kf4 g5+
  51. 51.hxg5 hxg5+
  52. 52.Kf3 Kc5
  53. 53.Rb3 b4
  54. 54.Rd3 Rd5
  55. 55.Re3 Rd2
  56. 56.Re5+ Kc4
  57. 57.Rxg5 Rxb2
  58. 58.Rg7 b6
  59. 59.Rc7+ Kb5
  60. 60.g5 Rb1
  61. 61.g6 Rg1
  62. 62.g7 b3
  63. 63.Kf2 Rg6

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