[Event "7th Sinquefield Cup TB"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.08.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2882"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.08.29"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/news/view/ding-wins-2019-sinquefield-cup-grand-chess-tour"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5
9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 (10. a4 b4 11. cxb4 cxb4 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Nd2 Re8
15. Re1 Bb7 16. N2f3 Rc8 17. Bd3 Bf8 {Anand,V (2774)-Ding,L (2805) Lindores
Abbey 2019}) 10... cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. h3 Re8 $146 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14.
Re1 Rc8 15. Nf5 Rc7 16. Bf4 Nc4 17. b3 Ne5 18. Nd2 Bc8 {Flach,H (1794)-Ehmann,J
(1748) Willingen 2017}) 13. d5 Bd7 14. Nc3 Qb8 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Ne2 Nb7 17. g4
Nc5 18. Ng3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 b4 20. Re1 Qb5 21. Qd1 Rc7 22. Be3 Rac8 23. Nd2 g6 24.
b3 Qb7 25. Nc4 Bb5 26. Na5 Qb8 27. Qd2 Rc3 28. a3 bxa3 $5 {Allowing White's
\"trick\" to win an exchange.} 29. Nc6 Bxc6 $1 30. Qxc3 Bxd5 {Black will have
obvious compensation.} 31. Qa5 {Ding had missed this move. \"First I thought it
was a free pawn on e4 but then I saw he could play g5. Then I found the idea of
Ba8.\"} 31... Bxe4 32. g5 (32. Nxe4 Nxe4 33. Qxa3 {was possible when Black also
has good compensation.}) 32... Ba8 $1 {Instantly played as Ding had calculated it
a move before.} 33. Qxa6 $2 {After this White's position might be lost already.}
({It feels very scary to play} 33. gxf6 Qb7 34. Kf1 {but it was possible:} 34...
Qg2+ 35. Ke2 Bxf6 36. Rec1 Bf3+ 37. Kd3 {with wild complications.} (37. Kd2
Bd8)) ({However, the problem is that after} 33. gxf6 Qb7 34. Kf1 Qg2+ 35. Ke2
Qf3+ {White has to accept a draw (where Carlsen needed a win) since} 36. Kd2
Bd8 $1 37. Qb4 Qd5+ 38. Ke2 Rc2+ 39. Bd2 a5 $1 {wins.}) 33... Nd5 34. Ba7 (34. Qa7
Nxe3 35. Qxb8 Rxb8 36. Rxe3 Bxg5 37. Rd3 Rc8 38. Rxa3 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Bc6 {is also
terrible for White.}) (34. Bd2 {was another try but Black has winning chances
after} 34... Nc7 $1 35. Qxa3 Nb5 36. Qb4 Nd4 37. Qxb8 Nf3+ $1 38. Kf1 Nxd2+ 39. Ke2
Rxb8 40. Kxd2 Bxg5+) 34... Qc7 $1 {Ding correctly avoids the queen trade. The
following trade will bring White no relief.} 35. Rec1 Qxc1+ $6 {But this is not
the best, actually.} ({The remarkable moves} 35... Bc6) ({and} 35... Nc3 {were
both even stronger.}) 36. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 37. Kh2 Bc6 38. Qxa3 Bxg5 39. Qxd6 $2 ({White
could fight on with} 39. Ne2 $1 Re1 {and only then} 40. Qxd6 Ne7 41. Qxe5 Nf5 42.
f3 Be7 $1 43. Bf2 $1 Bd6 44. Qxd6 Nxd6 45. Bxe1 Bxf3 46. Nd4 {with good drawing
chances but Carlsen needed a win...}) 39... Bf4 $1 40. Bc5 Ne7 $1 {\"I think I saw
this when I played Bg5 but I didn't have time to make sure. I just thought it's
winning and then I just go for it with my hands. If I didn't have Ne7 then maybe
I am lost,\" said Ding. That is true: other moves lose for Black.} (40... Ne7
41. Qxe7 Rh1#) 0-1