Sergey Karjakin vs Ding Liren

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Ding Liren
Result 0-1
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 9.5
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3pk3/1pp1p2p/1P2P2P/6P1/N2b4/7K w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.O-O Nh5
  12. 12.b4 Bb6
  13. 13.a4 Nf4
  14. 14.Nb3 Rb8
  15. 15.Kh2 Qf6
  16. 16.Ng1 Qg6
  17. 17.Bxf4 Rxf4
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Nf3 Rbf8
  20. 20.Nbd2 Qh5
  21. 21.Qb3 R4f6
  22. 22.Kh1 g5
  23. 23.Nh2 Qe2
  24. 24.Ndf3 Qxd3
  25. 25.Nxg5 Nd4
  26. 26.Qb2 Qe2
  27. 27.Ra2 Rxf2
  28. 28.Rxf2 Rxf2
  29. 29.Qxe2 Nxe2
  30. 30.Ra8+ Rf8
  31. 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  32. 32.Ng4 Ke7
  33. 33.h4 h5
  34. 34.Nh6 Nxc3
  35. 35.Ng8+ Kf8
  36. 36.Nf6 Be3
  37. 37.Nxe6+ Kf7
  38. 38.Nd5 Kxe6
  39. 39.Nxc3 c6
  40. 40.g3 Bd2
  41. 41.Na2 c5

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