Ding Liren vs Viswanathan Anand

81st Tata Steel GpA · 2019 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 81st Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12.3
Date 2019.01.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k1p/p4p2/P1B3P1/1P1P1P1P/5K2/6r1 b - - 8 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.h3 a5
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.b3 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Ne4 Bb6
  14. 14.Ra2 f5
  15. 15.Ng3 Qf6
  16. 16.Nxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nh5 Qf7
  18. 18.Rxe5 Nxc3
  19. 19.Rxe6 Nxd1
  20. 20.Re7 Rad8
  21. 21.Rae2 Nc3
  22. 22.R2e5 c6
  23. 23.Rxb7 Nd5
  24. 24.Rxf7 Rxf7
  25. 25.Re6 Kh7
  26. 26.Rxc6 Re7
  27. 27.Bxh6 gxh6
  28. 28.Bxd5 Rd6
  29. 29.Rxd6 Re1+
  30. 30.Kh2 Bc7
  31. 31.g4 Bxd6+
  32. 32.Kg2 Kg6
  33. 33.Ng3 Bxg3
  34. 34.Kxg3 Rd1
  35. 35.Bc4 Kf6
  36. 36.f3 Rg1+
  37. 37.Kf2 Rh1
  38. 38.Kg2 Rd1
  39. 39.Kg3 Rg1+
  40. 40.Kf2

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