Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren

8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid · 2012 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 5
Date 2012.07.07
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q6/1P2r2p/5k1P/2N5/K7/2P3p1/R7/2q5 b - - 5 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Nc6
  7. 7.Bf4 Nxc5
  8. 8.h4 Be7
  9. 9.h5 f5
  10. 10.Rh3 O-O
  11. 11.Nb5 Ne4
  12. 12.c3 Qb6
  13. 13.Be3 Qa5
  14. 14.Nbd4 f4
  15. 15.Bd2 Qc7
  16. 16.Nxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Bd3 Bc5
  18. 18.Qc2 Bxf2+
  19. 19.Kd1 Rb8
  20. 20.b3 c5
  21. 21.Bxe4 dxe4
  22. 22.Qxe4 Bb7
  23. 23.Qe2 Bg3
  24. 24.Kc2 c4
  25. 25.Nd4 Bd5
  26. 26.b4 a5
  27. 27.b5 Qb7
  28. 28.Rg1 Be4+
  29. 29.Kb2 Qd5
  30. 30.a4 Bd3
  31. 31.Qf3 Qxe5
  32. 32.Rhh1 Be4
  33. 33.Qg4 Rfd8
  34. 34.h6 g6
  35. 35.Rh5 Bf5
  36. 36.Rxf5 exf5
  37. 37.Qf3 Qe4
  38. 38.Rf1 Re8
  39. 39.Bxf4 Bxf4
  40. 40.Qxf4 Qxg2+
  41. 41.Rf2 Qd5
  42. 42.Qc7 Rb7
  43. 43.Qxa5 Qc5
  44. 44.Qa6 Ra7
  45. 45.Qf6 Qf8
  46. 46.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  47. 47.Ka3 Rea8
  48. 48.Ne6+ Ke7
  49. 49.Nc5 Rb8
  50. 50.Kb4 Kf6
  51. 51.a5 g5
  52. 52.b6 g4
  53. 53.Kxc4 Re7
  54. 54.Ra2 g3
  55. 55.a6 f4
  56. 56.b7 f3
  57. 57.a7 f2
  58. 58.axb8=Q f1=Q+
  59. 59.Kb4 Qb1+
  60. 60.Ka3 Qc1+
  61. 61.Ka4

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