Ding Liren vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.3
Date 2019.08.19
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/4R3/8/p1k5/P2p4/3K4/1P3r2/8 b - - 9 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bd2 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 Nb6
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 Nc6
  9. 9.Nf3 Bg4
  10. 10.d5 Na5
  11. 11.Bd4 Bxf3
  12. 12.gxf3 Qd6
  13. 13.Bxg7 Kxg7
  14. 14.Qd2 Qf6
  15. 15.h4 Nac4
  16. 16.Qc1 c6
  17. 17.h5 Kg8
  18. 18.a4 a5
  19. 19.dxc6 bxc6
  20. 20.Nd1 Nd6
  21. 21.Ne3 Qd4
  22. 22.Ng4 f5
  23. 23.Nh6+ Kg7
  24. 24.hxg6 hxg6
  25. 25.Nxf5+ Nxf5
  26. 26.exf5 Rxf5
  27. 27.Qh6+ Kf6
  28. 28.Rd1 Qf4
  29. 29.Qh4+ Qxh4
  30. 30.Rxh4 Nd5
  31. 31.Rc4 Nb4
  32. 32.f4 g5
  33. 33.fxg5+ Rxg5
  34. 34.Bf3 Rg1+
  35. 35.Ke2 Rxd1
  36. 36.Kxd1 Ra6
  37. 37.Kd2 Ke5
  38. 38.Re4+ Kd6
  39. 39.Rd4+ Nd5
  40. 40.Rh4 Ra8
  41. 41.Rh6+ Kc5
  42. 42.Re6 Rf8
  43. 43.Bxd5 Rxf2+
  44. 44.Kc3 cxd5
  45. 45.Rxe7 d4+
  46. 46.Kd3 Rf3+
  47. 47.Kc2 Rf2+
  48. 48.Kd3 Rf3+
  49. 49.Kc2 Rf2+
  50. 50.Kd3

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