Ding Liren vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE Candidates 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 96 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 11.3
Date 2018.03.23
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 96
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Final Position

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

8/5KP1/8/5n2/8/8/2k5/8 w - - 1 97

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.a3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 a6
  8. 8.O-O b5
  9. 9.Ba2 Bb7
  10. 10.Qe2 Qc7
  11. 11.Bd2 Be7
  12. 12.Rac1 c4
  13. 13.e4 Rd8
  14. 14.Be3 Ng4
  15. 15.e5 Na5
  16. 16.Bf4 Qb6
  17. 17.Rcd1 h5
  18. 18.h3 Nh6
  19. 19.Bb1 Nb3
  20. 20.Be3 Qc7
  21. 21.Rfe1 Kf8
  22. 22.d5 exd5
  23. 23.e6 fxe6
  24. 24.Ng5 Qd7
  25. 25.Bg6 Bf6
  26. 26.Bb6 Rc8
  27. 27.Nxe6+ Kg8
  28. 28.Nxd5 Bxd5
  29. 29.Nf4 Nc1
  30. 30.Qxh5 Nd3
  31. 31.Nxd5 Nf7
  32. 32.Qe2 Nfe5
  33. 33.Be4 Rh4
  34. 34.f4 Rxf4
  35. 35.Nxf4 Nxf4
  36. 36.Bh7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Qe4 Qc6
  38. 38.Bd4 Nxh3+
  39. 39.Kh2 Ng5
  40. 40.Qxc6 Rxc6
  41. 41.Bc2 Ngf7
  42. 42.Bxe5 Nxe5
  43. 43.Rd5 Re6
  44. 44.Kh3 Kg8
  45. 45.b3 Kf7
  46. 46.bxc4 Nxc4
  47. 47.Rd7+ Be7
  48. 48.Rxe6 Kxe6
  49. 49.Ra7 Nxa3
  50. 50.Rxa6+ Kd5
  51. 51.Bh7 Nc4
  52. 52.Kg4 Bf6
  53. 53.Ra7 Kd4
  54. 54.Bg8 Nd6
  55. 55.Kf3 Kc5
  56. 56.Ra8 b4
  57. 57.Ke2 Bc3
  58. 58.Kd3 Kb6
  59. 59.Ke3 Kc6
  60. 60.Kf4 Nb7
  61. 61.Kf5 Nc5
  62. 62.g4 Kb5
  63. 63.g5 b3
  64. 64.Kg6 Kb4
  65. 65.Bd5 Bd4
  66. 66.Kh7 Kc3
  67. 67.g6 b2
  68. 68.Ba2 Kc2
  69. 69.Rb8 Ne4
  70. 70.Rb4 Nc3
  71. 71.Be6 Kc1
  72. 72.Bf5 Be5
  73. 73.Rb7 b1=Q
  74. 74.Bxb1 Nxb1
  75. 75.Rxg7 Nc3
  76. 76.Re7 Bd4
  77. 77.Rd7 Be5
  78. 78.Kh6 Kc2
  79. 79.Kg5 Kb3
  80. 80.Kf5 Bh8
  81. 81.Rb7+ Kc2
  82. 82.Rh7 Bd4
  83. 83.Ke6 Kb3
  84. 84.Rd7 Bh8
  85. 85.Rd8 Bg7
  86. 86.Kf7 Be5
  87. 87.Re8 Bd4
  88. 88.Rb8+ Kc2
  89. 89.Rb7 Be5
  90. 90.Rb6 Bd4
  91. 91.Rf6 Bxf6
  92. 92.Kxf6 Nd5+
  93. 93.Kf7 Ne3
  94. 94.Kf6 Nd5+
  95. 95.Kf7 Ne3
  96. 96.g7 Nf5

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