Ding Liren vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

WCh 2023 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event WCh 2023
Site Astana KAZ
Round 2.1
Date 2023.04.10
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 29
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k1r4/2q4p/p2b1p1Q/4pp2/P2Rb3/5N1P/2p2PP1/4R2K w - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.h3 dxc4
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.Bxc4 a6
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 b5
  9. 9.Bd3 Bb7
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Ne4 Na5
  12. 12.Nxf6+ gxf6
  13. 13.e4 c4
  14. 14.Bc2 Qc7
  15. 15.Bd2 Rg8
  16. 16.Rc1 O-O-O
  17. 17.Bd3 Kb8
  18. 18.Re1 f5
  19. 19.Bc2 Nc6
  20. 20.Bg5 Rxg5
  21. 21.Nxg5 Nxd4
  22. 22.Qh5 f6
  23. 23.Nf3 Nxc2
  24. 24.Rxc2 Bxe4
  25. 25.Rd2 Bd6
  26. 26.Kh1 c3
  27. 27.bxc3 bxc3
  28. 28.Rd4 c2
  29. 29.Qh6 e5

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi, or browse all Ding Liren games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.