Ding Liren vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 9.4
Date 2019.11.25
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E35)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/3k2n1/5p2/1KB2P2/3P4/8/8/8 w - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bf4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Nc6
  9. 9.Nf3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bd3 Qxc5
  11. 11.O-O Bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Bg4
  13. 13.Nd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Qxc2
  15. 15.Bxc2 Rfc8
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rc6
  17. 17.Ba4 Rxc1+
  18. 18.Rxc1 Rc8
  19. 19.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  20. 20.f3 Bd7
  21. 21.Bb3 Bc6
  22. 22.g4 Nd7
  23. 23.Kf2 Nb6
  24. 24.h4 Ba4
  25. 25.e4 Bxb3
  26. 26.axb3 f6
  27. 27.Bc7 Nc8
  28. 28.exd5 Kf7
  29. 29.Ke3 Ke7
  30. 30.h5 Kd7
  31. 31.Ba5 b6
  32. 32.Bb4 a5
  33. 33.Bf8 g6
  34. 34.hxg6 hxg6
  35. 35.Kd3 b5
  36. 36.Bc5 Ne7
  37. 37.Ke4 a4
  38. 38.bxa4 bxa4
  39. 39.d6 Nc6
  40. 40.Kd3 Na5
  41. 41.Kc3 Nb7
  42. 42.Kb4 Nxd6
  43. 43.Kxa4 Nf7
  44. 44.Kb5 Ng5
  45. 45.f4 Ne6
  46. 46.f5 gxf5
  47. 47.gxf5 Ng7

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