Ding Liren vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 75 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 7.2
Date 2017.09.24
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 75
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Final Position

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

8/8/5N2/5bp1/8/8/5k2/3K4 b - - 7 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Na6
  12. 12.e3 Nb4
  13. 13.Rfd1 Nd7
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.e4 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rd2 Nb6
  17. 17.Qe2 Be8
  18. 18.b3 c5
  19. 19.Qe3 Rac8
  20. 20.Rc1 c4
  21. 21.d5 Qc5
  22. 22.Qxc5 Rxc5
  23. 23.dxe6 Rxd2
  24. 24.Nxd2 fxe6
  25. 25.Bf1 cxb3
  26. 26.Nxb3 Rc7
  27. 27.Nxa5 Nxa4
  28. 28.Na2 Rxc1
  29. 29.Nxc1 Nc5
  30. 30.Ncb3 b6
  31. 31.Nxc5 bxa5
  32. 32.Bc4 a4
  33. 33.Kf1 a3
  34. 34.Nb3 Ba4
  35. 35.Nc1 Bc2
  36. 36.Ke2 Bxe4
  37. 37.Bxe6+ Kf8
  38. 38.Kd2 Ke7
  39. 39.Bb3 Nd5
  40. 40.Ne2 Kd6
  41. 41.f3 Bb1
  42. 42.Kc1 Bg6
  43. 43.Nd4 Nc7
  44. 44.Ne2 Kc5
  45. 45.Nf4 Bf5
  46. 46.g4 Bd7
  47. 47.g5 Nb5
  48. 48.Bg8 Bf5
  49. 49.Nh5 g6
  50. 50.Ng3 Bd3
  51. 51.Bxh7 Nd4
  52. 52.Ne4+ Kb4
  53. 53.Bg8 Nxf3
  54. 54.Nf6 Kc5
  55. 55.h3 Kd4
  56. 56.Ba2 Nxg5
  57. 57.h4 Ne4
  58. 58.Nd7 Nc5
  59. 59.Nf6 Ke5
  60. 60.Nd5 Bf5
  61. 61.Ne3 Nd3+
  62. 62.Kc2 Nb4+
  63. 63.Kb3 Nxa2
  64. 64.Kxa2 Ke4
  65. 65.Nc2 Kf4
  66. 66.Nd4 Kg4
  67. 67.Kxa3 Kxh4
  68. 68.Kb2 Kg3
  69. 69.Kc3 Kf2
  70. 70.Kd2 Bg4
  71. 71.Nc2 g5
  72. 72.Ne3 Be2
  73. 73.Nd5 Bg4
  74. 74.Nf6 Bf5
  75. 75.Kd1

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