Ding Liren vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2020 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 4.4
Date 2020.03.21
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/r1b5/P1k3p1/2p1p1P1/2K1P3/R1B2P2/8 b - - 6 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 a5
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Qb6
  10. 10.e3 exd5
  11. 11.O-O Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Rc1 Rb8
  14. 14.Bxb4 Qxb4
  15. 15.b3 h5
  16. 16.Nc3 h4
  17. 17.Ne2 Bd7
  18. 18.Nf4 hxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 Rfc8
  20. 20.Bf3 a4
  21. 21.bxa4 Ra8
  22. 22.Nd3 Qxa4
  23. 23.Qxa4 Rxa4
  24. 24.Nc5 Ra5
  25. 25.a4 Rca8
  26. 26.Bd1 Be8
  27. 27.Kf1 Kf8
  28. 28.Rab1 Ne4
  29. 29.Nxe4 dxe4
  30. 30.Rb7 c5
  31. 31.Bb3 R5a7
  32. 32.Rxa7 Rxa7
  33. 33.Ke1 Ke7
  34. 34.Ra1 c4
  35. 35.Bc2 Kd6
  36. 36.Kd2 Kc5
  37. 37.Kc3 Ra6
  38. 38.g4 g5
  39. 39.a5 Bc6
  40. 40.Ra2 Ra7
  41. 41.Ra1 Ra6
  42. 42.Ra2

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