Ding Liren vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2026 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 8.1
Date 2026.06.18
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

2b3k1/1p5R/1Pr4p/3p2p1/3P2p1/3B2P1/5P1K/8 w - - 7 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.e3 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Nh5
  10. 10.Bd3 Nxg3
  11. 11.hxg3 Bg7
  12. 12.b4 Qe7
  13. 13.Qb3 Nb6
  14. 14.O-O Be6
  15. 15.Na4 Nxa4
  16. 16.Qxa4 O-O
  17. 17.Rab1 a6
  18. 18.Qc2 f5
  19. 19.Rfe1 Qd6
  20. 20.a4 Rac8
  21. 21.Qd2 Bd7
  22. 22.b5 axb5
  23. 23.axb5 c5
  24. 24.dxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.Red1 Rfc8
  26. 26.Nd4 Bxd4
  27. 27.exd4 Rc3
  28. 28.Re1 Qa3
  29. 29.Rbd1 Qb4
  30. 30.g4 fxg4
  31. 31.Re5 Qb3
  32. 32.Re7 Qxd1+
  33. 33.Qxd1 Rc1
  34. 34.Qxc1 Rxc1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Bc8
  36. 36.b6 Rc6
  37. 37.g3 Kf8
  38. 38.Rh7 Kg8
  39. 39.Re7 Kf8
  40. 40.Rh7 Kg8

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