Ding Liren vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com Speed 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.6
Date 2019.11.18
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/5ppp/p1p1k3/Pr6/4R3/2K3P1/4PP1P/8 b - - 10 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.d4 e6
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bg2 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Qxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Bd6
  12. 12.a4 Rb8
  13. 13.a5 Bd7
  14. 14.Be3 a6
  15. 15.d5 Bb4+
  16. 16.Bd2 Bxd2+
  17. 17.Kxd2 exd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 Bc6
  19. 19.Bxc6+ bxc6
  20. 20.Rhc1 Kd7
  21. 21.Rc2 Rhe8
  22. 22.Ra4 Re6
  23. 23.Rd4+ Rd6
  24. 24.Kc3 Rb5
  25. 25.Rcd2 Rxd4
  26. 26.Rxd4+ Ke6
  27. 27.Re4+ Kd6
  28. 28.Rd4+ Ke6
  29. 29.Re4+ Kf6
  30. 30.Rf4+ Ke6
  31. 31.Re4+

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