Wesley So vs Ding Liren

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Ding Liren
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 6.5
Date 2017.09.21
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1q6/8/8/8/7k/8/R6K/8 w - - 26 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.b3 a4
  9. 9.Bb2 Bf5
  10. 10.e3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qe2 Ne4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Bxe4
  13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Qb5 Ra5
  15. 15.Qxb7 Nc5
  16. 16.Qb4 Nd3
  17. 17.Qd2 Rb5
  18. 18.Bc3 axb3
  19. 19.Ng5 b2
  20. 20.Rab1 Nxf2
  21. 21.Qxf2 Bxb1
  22. 22.Rxb1 e5
  23. 23.Nh3 exd4
  24. 24.exd4 Qc7
  25. 25.Qd2 Rfb8
  26. 26.Nf4 Qc4
  27. 27.Bxd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Nxd5 Qxd5
  29. 29.Rxb2 Rc8
  30. 30.Rb3 h5
  31. 31.Bb2 Kh7
  32. 32.h3 Qe4
  33. 33.Qd3 Qe1+
  34. 34.Qf1 Qd2
  35. 35.Qf2 Qd1+
  36. 36.Qf1 Bxd4+
  37. 37.Bxd4 Qxd4+
  38. 38.Kh1 Qd5+
  39. 39.Rf3 Rc3
  40. 40.Kg2 Qc6
  41. 41.h4 Kg8
  42. 42.a4 f6
  43. 43.a5 Kg7
  44. 44.a6 Rc2+
  45. 45.Kg1 Rc1
  46. 46.Rxf6 Rxf1+
  47. 47.Rxf1 Qxa6
  48. 48.Kg2 Qe2+
  49. 49.Rf2 Qe4+
  50. 50.Kh2 g5
  51. 51.hxg5 h4
  52. 52.Rf4 Qe2+
  53. 53.Kh3 hxg3
  54. 54.Kxg3 Kg6
  55. 55.Rf2 Qe3+
  56. 56.Kg2 Kxg5
  57. 57.Rf3 Qe2+
  58. 58.Kg3 Qe1+
  59. 59.Kg2 Kg4
  60. 60.Rf2 Qe4+
  61. 61.Kh2 Kh4
  62. 62.Ra2 Qe5+
  63. 63.Kg1 Qd4+
  64. 64.Kh2 Qd6+
  65. 65.Kg1 Qc5+
  66. 66.Kh2 Qc7+
  67. 67.Kg1 Qb6+
  68. 68.Kg2 Qb7+
  69. 69.Kh2 Qb8+

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