Wesley So vs Ding Liren

Croatia GCT 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 1.3
Date 2019.06.26
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k4/5p2/7p/1pB4P/1Pq3P1/3BR2K/8 b - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bc5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nge2 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.exd4 Bb6
  11. 11.Nc3 Nc6
  12. 12.Be3 Be6
  13. 13.O-O Qd7
  14. 14.Na4 Rfd8
  15. 15.Nxb6 axb6
  16. 16.Qb3 Ra6
  17. 17.Rfc1 Bh3
  18. 18.Bf3 Bg4
  19. 19.Bg2 Bh3
  20. 20.Bf3 Bg4
  21. 21.Bh1 h5
  22. 22.h4 Be2
  23. 23.Kh2 Qf5
  24. 24.Bg2 Na5
  25. 25.Qc3 Nc6
  26. 26.b3 b5
  27. 27.Qd2 Bf3
  28. 28.Bf1 Rb6
  29. 29.Bf4 Rc8
  30. 30.Rc3 Bg4
  31. 31.f3 b4
  32. 32.Rd3 Bxf3
  33. 33.Rxf3 Ne5
  34. 34.dxe5 Rc2
  35. 35.Rf2 Rxd2
  36. 36.Rxd2 Rc6
  37. 37.Bh3 Qg6
  38. 38.Rad1 Ra6
  39. 39.Bg2 d4
  40. 40.Bxb7 Ra5
  41. 41.Rxd4 Rxa2+
  42. 42.R1d2 Qb6
  43. 43.Rxa2 Qxd4
  44. 44.Rd2 Qc3
  45. 45.Bd5 Kf8
  46. 46.Bc4 Ke7
  47. 47.Bg5+ f6
  48. 48.exf6+ gxf6
  49. 49.Re2+ Kd7
  50. 50.Bd2

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