Ding Liren vs Alireza Firouzja

FIDE Candidates 2022 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 7.3
Date 2022.06.25
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

5k2/7p/8/1N2P1P1/5n2/8/3K4/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 O-O
  5. 5.Nc3 c6
  6. 6.Nf3 d6
  7. 7.O-O a5
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 a4
  10. 10.Rb1 Qa5
  11. 11.Nc2 Bf5
  12. 12.Bd2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Rc1 Qa7
  14. 14.b3 axb3
  15. 15.axb3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Na4 Be4
  17. 17.Bc3 Bxg2
  18. 18.Kxg2 d5
  19. 19.Nxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Ne3 dxc4
  21. 21.bxc4 Qh5
  22. 22.h3 Rad8
  23. 23.Qc2 Ne4
  24. 24.Rcd1 Nxc3
  25. 25.Qxc3 Nf6
  26. 26.Qb2 b5
  27. 27.g4 Qc5
  28. 28.cxb5 Qxb5
  29. 29.Qxb5 cxb5
  30. 30.Rxd8 Rxd8
  31. 31.Rb1 Rb8
  32. 32.Rb4 Ne8
  33. 33.Nd5 f6
  34. 34.e4 Kf7
  35. 35.f4 Ke6
  36. 36.Kf3 Kd6
  37. 37.Rb1 Nc7
  38. 38.Nb4 Ra8
  39. 39.e5+ fxe5
  40. 40.Rd1+ Ke7
  41. 41.Nc6+ Ke6
  42. 42.fxe5 Ra3+
  43. 43.Ke4 Ra4+
  44. 44.Nd4+ Ke7
  45. 45.Kd3 Ne6
  46. 46.Nf5+ Kf8
  47. 47.Rc1 Nf4+
  48. 48.Kd2 Rc4
  49. 49.Rf1 g5
  50. 50.h4 Ne6
  51. 51.hxg5 Rxg4
  52. 52.Nd6+ Rf4
  53. 53.Rxf4+ Nxf4
  54. 54.Nxb5

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