Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.21
Date 2019.11.18
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B94)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1p3kp1/p7/2Qp1pP1/5P2/1PKR4/1PP4r/4q3 w - - 16 38

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.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Bc4 Qb6
  8. 8.Bb3 e6
  9. 9.Qd2 Be7
  10. 10.O-O-O Nc5
  11. 11.Rhe1 O-O
  12. 12.f4 h6
  13. 13.h4 Qc7
  14. 14.g4 Nxg4
  15. 15.Nf5 hxg5
  16. 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  17. 17.hxg5 f5
  18. 18.exf5 Rxf5
  19. 19.Rg1 Bd7
  20. 20.Rxg4 Bc6
  21. 21.Rh4 Raf8
  22. 22.Qh2 Kf7
  23. 23.Ne2 Bf3
  24. 24.Nd4 Nxb3+
  25. 25.axb3 Bxd1
  26. 26.Nxf5 exf5
  27. 27.Kxd1 Qe4
  28. 28.Rh3 Re8
  29. 29.Qf2 d5
  30. 30.Rd3 Qh1+
  31. 31.Kd2 Rh8
  32. 32.Qc5 Rh2+
  33. 33.Kc3 Qe1+
  34. 34.Kd4 Qe4+
  35. 35.Kc3 Qe1+
  36. 36.Kd4 Qe4+
  37. 37.Kc3 Qe1+

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