Viswanathan Anand vs Ding Liren

World Blitz 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 10.5
Date 2017.12.29
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/1pp3p1/3r4/p3p3/P1P1Pp1r/2Pp1P2/1P1R3P/3R3K b - - 11 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c3 d6
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Na3 Be6
  9. 9.Bxe6 fxe6
  10. 10.Nc2 Qe8
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 Rd8
  13. 13.Qe2 d5
  14. 14.Rfe1 Qg6
  15. 15.Nf1 Nh5
  16. 16.Ng3 Nf4
  17. 17.Qc2 h5
  18. 18.Kh1 Qg4
  19. 19.Ng1 h4
  20. 20.f3 Qg6
  21. 21.Nf1 d4
  22. 22.Rad1 Rd6
  23. 23.g3 Nh5
  24. 24.gxh4 Rf4
  25. 25.Qg2 Qxg2+
  26. 26.Kxg2 Rxh4
  27. 27.Ne2 Nf4+
  28. 28.Nxf4 exf4
  29. 29.Nd2 Ne5
  30. 30.Nc4 Nxc4
  31. 31.dxc4 d3
  32. 32.Rd2 e5
  33. 33.Red1 Rg6+
  34. 34.Kh1 Rgh6
  35. 35.Rf2 Rd6
  36. 36.Rfd2 Rdh6
  37. 37.Rf2 Rd6
  38. 38.Rfd2

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