Ding Liren vs Viswanathan Anand

7th Norway Blitz 2019 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Norway Blitz 2019
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.4
Date 2019.06.03
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D76)
Moves 52
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/6kp/5pp1/2Q1p3/q3P2P/5PP1/7K/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.c4 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.d4 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nb6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.e3 Re8
  10. 10.Re1 Bd7
  11. 11.h3 Qc8
  12. 12.Kh2 e5
  13. 13.d5 Na5
  14. 14.e4 Nac4
  15. 15.a4 a5
  16. 16.b3 Nd6
  17. 17.Ba3 Qd8
  18. 18.Rc1 Bf8
  19. 19.Bc5 c6
  20. 20.Qd3 Ndc8
  21. 21.Bxf8 Kxf8
  22. 22.dxc6 bxc6
  23. 23.Qe3 Kg8
  24. 24.Nb1 f6
  25. 25.Nbd2 Nd6
  26. 26.Bf1 Rb8
  27. 27.Rc5 Nbc8
  28. 28.Rd1 Kg7
  29. 29.Nc4 Nxc4
  30. 30.Bxc4 Qc7
  31. 31.Qc3 Ra8
  32. 32.Bb5 Ne7
  33. 33.Bf1 Nc8
  34. 34.Nd2 Nd6
  35. 35.f3 Nb7
  36. 36.Rc4 Nd6
  37. 37.Rc5 Nb7
  38. 38.Rd5 Be6
  39. 39.Rd3 Red8
  40. 40.Nc4 Bxc4
  41. 41.Qxc4 Rxd3
  42. 42.Rxd3 Rd8
  43. 43.Rxd8 Nxd8
  44. 44.b4 axb4
  45. 45.Qxb4 Nb7
  46. 46.Bc4 Na5
  47. 47.Qc5 Nxc4
  48. 48.Qxc4 Qb6
  49. 49.Qa2 Qa5
  50. 50.h4 c5
  51. 51.Qd5 Qxa4
  52. 52.Qxc5

More Ding Liren Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Ding Liren and Viswanathan Anand, or browse all Ding Liren games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.