Ding Liren vs Levon Aronian

FIDE Candidates 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 8.4
Date 2018.03.19
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

2R2k2/1p4pp/b4p2/5r2/P3N3/4KP2/4P2P/8 b - - 9 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 e6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 c5
  7. 7.d4 Bc6
  8. 8.dxc5 Nbd7
  9. 9.Be3 Bd5
  10. 10.Qc2 Be4
  11. 11.Qc1 Ng4
  12. 12.b4 a5
  13. 13.Bg5 f6
  14. 14.Bd2 axb4
  15. 15.Bxb4 Nxc5
  16. 16.Bxc5 Rc8
  17. 17.Qc4 Bxc5
  18. 18.Qxe6+ Kf8
  19. 19.Qxg4 Bb4+
  20. 20.Nbd2 Bxd2+
  21. 21.Nxd2 Bxg2
  22. 22.Rg1 Bd5
  23. 23.Rd1 Qc7
  24. 24.Ne4 Rd8
  25. 25.f3 Qe5
  26. 26.Qf4 Qxf4
  27. 27.gxf4 Kf7
  28. 28.Nc3 Bc4
  29. 29.a4 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Kxd1 Rd8+
  31. 31.Kc2 Rc8
  32. 32.Kd2 Ba6
  33. 33.Ne4 Kf8
  34. 34.f5 Rd8+
  35. 35.Ke3 Rd5
  36. 36.Rc1 Rxf5
  37. 37.Rc8+ Ke7
  38. 38.Rc7+ Kf8
  39. 39.Rc8+ Ke7
  40. 40.Rc7+ Kf8
  41. 41.Rc8+

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