Ding Liren vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

WCh 2023 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event WCh 2023
Site Astana KAZ
Round 6.1
Date 2023.04.16
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/R4Qpk/5pNp/3P3P/8/2P5/p4PPK/1bq5 b - - 5 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nbd2 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 Bf5
  7. 7.c3 e6
  8. 8.Bb5 Bd6
  9. 9.Bxd6 Qxd6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Re1 h6
  12. 12.Ne5 Ne7
  13. 13.a4 a6
  14. 14.Bf1 Nd7
  15. 15.Nxd7 Qxd7
  16. 16.a5 Qc7
  17. 17.Qf3 Rfc8
  18. 18.Ra3 Bg6
  19. 19.Nb3 Nc6
  20. 20.Qg3 Qe7
  21. 21.h4 Re8
  22. 22.Nc5 e5
  23. 23.Rb3 Nxa5
  24. 24.Rxe5 Qf6
  25. 25.Ra3 Nc4
  26. 26.Bxc4 dxc4
  27. 27.h5 Bc2
  28. 28.Nxb7 Qb6
  29. 29.Nd6 Rxe5
  30. 30.Qxe5 Qxb2
  31. 31.Ra5 Kh7
  32. 32.Rc5 Qc1+
  33. 33.Kh2 f6
  34. 34.Qg3 a5
  35. 35.Nxc4 a4
  36. 36.Ne3 Bb1
  37. 37.Rc7 Rg8
  38. 38.Nd5 Kh8
  39. 39.Ra7 a3
  40. 40.Ne7 Rf8
  41. 41.d5 a2
  42. 42.Qc7 Kh7
  43. 43.Ng6 Rg8
  44. 44.Qf7

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