Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · English Opening · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Ding Liren
Result 0-1
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 16.5
Date 2019.11.26
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pk/7p/4pP2/4P1R1/4r2P/3p1K2/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e4 Bb4
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.a3 Bc5
  7. 7.b4 Bb6
  8. 8.Na4 Bd4
  9. 9.Rb1 a6
  10. 10.Be2 b5
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.O-O c6
  14. 14.Be3 Be6
  15. 15.Re1 Nxe2+
  16. 16.Qxe2 Nd7
  17. 17.a4 Qb8
  18. 18.h3 h6
  19. 19.Rec1 Qb7
  20. 20.Qd2 Rfc8
  21. 21.Ne2 d5
  22. 22.Ng3 Kh7
  23. 23.f3 d4
  24. 24.Bf2 bxc4
  25. 25.dxc4 a5
  26. 26.bxa5 Qc7
  27. 27.Be1 Nc5
  28. 28.Qd1 Nb7
  29. 29.Nf1 Nxa5
  30. 30.Bxa5 Qxa5
  31. 31.Ra1 Rcb8
  32. 32.f4 Rb4
  33. 33.f5 Bxc4
  34. 34.Nd2 Bd3
  35. 35.Ra3 Qa6
  36. 36.Qh5 Rb2
  37. 37.Nf3 f6
  38. 38.Nxe5 fxe5
  39. 39.Qg6+ Kh8
  40. 40.Rxc6 Rxg2+
  41. 41.Qxg2 Qxc6
  42. 42.Rxd3 Rxa4
  43. 43.Kh2 Qa6
  44. 44.Rd2 Kh7
  45. 45.Rc2 Qf6
  46. 46.Qg3 Ra1
  47. 47.Rg2 Rc1
  48. 48.Qb3 Qh4
  49. 49.Qf3 Rc3
  50. 50.Qg4 Qxg4
  51. 51.Rxg4 Re3
  52. 52.Kg2 d3
  53. 53.Kf2 d2

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