Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 21 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.23
Date 2019.11.18
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B94)
Moves 21
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6r/3Pk1b1/pq2p2p/1p4p1/4Q3/1B4B1/PPP2PPP/2KR4 b - - 0 21

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 e6
  8. 8.Qe2 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 Nc5
  10. 10.O-O-O h6
  11. 11.Bh4 Bb7
  12. 12.e5 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Nfe4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Nxe4
  15. 15.exd6 Bg7
  16. 16.d7+ Kf8
  17. 17.Rhe1 Qb6
  18. 18.Nxe6+ fxe6
  19. 19.Qf3+ Ke7
  20. 20.Rxe4 Bxe4
  21. 21.Qxe4

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