Ding Liren vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Rapid · 2019 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Rapid
Site Kolkata IND
Round 1.3
Date 2019.11.22
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/p2n1ppp/Qp2p3/3pP3/1q6/4PNP1/PPR2P1P/2R3K1 w - - 3 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 c6
  9. 9.Bf4 b6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nh5
  11. 11.e3 Bb7
  12. 12.cxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.Bc7 Qe8
  14. 14.Rfc1 Nhf6
  15. 15.Bf1 Nb8
  16. 16.Ne5 Na6
  17. 17.Qb3 Nxc7
  18. 18.Rxc7 Rb8
  19. 19.Rac1 Bd6
  20. 20.R7c2 Qe7
  21. 21.Qa4 Ra8
  22. 22.Ba6 Bxa6
  23. 23.Qxa6 Bxe5
  24. 24.dxe5 Nd7
  25. 25.Nf3 Qb4

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