Ding Liren vs Viswanathan Anand

4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.3
Date 2016.08.08
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

5k2/pp3pp1/1q5p/4Q3/7P/4P1P1/P4PK1/8 w - - 6 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.Bg5 Qd7
  12. 12.Rc1 Bb6
  13. 13.Bd2 Qe7
  14. 14.Bc3 Rd8
  15. 15.e3 Bf5
  16. 16.Re1 Be4
  17. 17.Re2 Rd7
  18. 18.Rd2 Rad8
  19. 19.Qe2 Rd6
  20. 20.Rcd1 h6
  21. 21.h4 Qe6
  22. 22.Nd4 Nxd4
  23. 23.Bxd4 Ba5
  24. 24.Bc3 Bxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Bxg2
  26. 26.Kxg2 Rc8
  27. 27.Qf3 Rxc3
  28. 28.Rxd5 Rxd5
  29. 29.Rxd5 Rc8
  30. 30.Ra5 Qb6
  31. 31.Re5 Kf8
  32. 32.Qf5 Re8
  33. 33.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  34. 34.Qe5+ Kf8
  35. 35.Qb8+ Ke7
  36. 36.Qe5+ Kf8

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