Levon Aronian vs Ding Liren

FIDE World Cup 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 7.1
Date 2017.09.23
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

6r1/2pkbr1p/2n1p3/1p2P3/1P1p1P2/3P2NR/3B2KP/1R6 w - - 14 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.e5 Ne4
  6. 6.Nf3 Bf5
  7. 7.Be2 d4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Bxe4
  9. 9.Bc4 Bd5
  10. 10.Qb3 Bxc4
  11. 11.Qxc4 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Qd7
  13. 13.d3 Qe6
  14. 14.Qxe6+ fxe6
  15. 15.Ng5 Kd7
  16. 16.f4 Be7
  17. 17.Ne4 Raf8
  18. 18.Bd2 g5
  19. 19.g3 Rhg8
  20. 20.Kh1 gxf4
  21. 21.gxf4 Rg6
  22. 22.Rac1 Rfg8
  23. 23.a3 a5
  24. 24.Rf3 b6
  25. 25.Rh3 R8g7
  26. 26.Ng3 Nd8
  27. 27.b4 axb4
  28. 28.axb4 b5
  29. 29.Kg2 Nc6
  30. 30.Rb1 Rf7
  31. 31.Rh5 Rg8
  32. 32.Rh6 Bf8
  33. 33.Rh3 Be7
  34. 34.Rh6 Bf8
  35. 35.Rh3 Be7

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