Ding Liren vs Levon Aronian

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 7.4
Date 2017.09.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D39)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/1P3R2/4p3/4k1p1/7p/5P2/6K1/1r6 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg5 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.Bxc4 c5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.e5 Qd8
  11. 11.Ne4 cxd4
  12. 12.Qe2 Bd7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Nc6
  14. 14.Ng3 Bc5
  15. 15.a3 Ne7
  16. 16.Ne4 Bb6
  17. 17.Nxd4 Ng6
  18. 18.Qh5 Qh4
  19. 19.Qxh4 Nxh4
  20. 20.a4 Ng6
  21. 21.a5 Bxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Bc6
  23. 23.b4 Nxe5
  24. 24.b5 Bxe4
  25. 25.Rxe4 Nd7
  26. 26.Rd4 Nc5
  27. 27.Rad1 Rfc8
  28. 28.h4 Kf8
  29. 29.h5 Ke7
  30. 30.Rg4 Rg8
  31. 31.Be2 b6
  32. 32.Bf3 Rac8
  33. 33.axb6 axb6
  34. 34.Ra1 Rc7
  35. 35.Bc6 f5
  36. 36.Rg3 Kf7
  37. 37.Rd1 Ra7
  38. 38.Rg6 Ra3
  39. 39.g4 fxg4
  40. 40.Rxg4 Rh3
  41. 41.Be4 Nxe4
  42. 42.Rxe4 Rxh5
  43. 43.Rd7+ Kf6
  44. 44.Rd6 Re5
  45. 45.Rxe5 Kxe5
  46. 46.Rxb6 g5
  47. 47.Rb7 h5
  48. 48.b6 h4
  49. 49.Rf7 Rd8
  50. 50.b7 Rd1+
  51. 51.Kg2 Rb1
  52. 52.f3

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