Vladimir Kramnik vs Ding Liren

FIDE Candidates 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 7.4
Date 2018.03.18
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

8/8/7q/1Q3k2/4pp2/8/5P2/6K1 b - - 7 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 g6
  5. 5.g3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.b3 Nd4
  9. 9.Nd2 c6
  10. 10.e3 Ne6
  11. 11.Bb2 Nc5
  12. 12.Qc2 a5
  13. 13.Rae1 Re8
  14. 14.h3 Bf5
  15. 15.e4 Bd7
  16. 16.Ne2 b5
  17. 17.d4 exd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 Rc8
  19. 19.N4f3 d5
  20. 20.exd5 Rxe1
  21. 21.Rxe1 cxd5
  22. 22.cxb5 Bf5
  23. 23.Qd1 Nd3
  24. 24.Bd4 Rc1
  25. 25.Qxc1 Nxc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 Ne4
  27. 27.Nf1 Bxd4
  28. 28.Nxd4 Qb6
  29. 29.Bxe4 dxe4
  30. 30.Nxf5 gxf5
  31. 31.a4 Qe6
  32. 32.Ne3 Qxb3
  33. 33.Rc4 h5
  34. 34.h4 Kh7
  35. 35.Kg2 f6
  36. 36.Rd4 Kg6
  37. 37.Rc4 Kf7
  38. 38.Kh2 Kg6
  39. 39.Kg1 Qb1+
  40. 40.Kg2 Qb3
  41. 41.Rd4 Kf7
  42. 42.Rd5 Qxa4
  43. 43.Rxf5 Kg6
  44. 44.b6 Qb3
  45. 45.Rxa5 Qxb6
  46. 46.Rd5 Qb2
  47. 47.Rf5 Qa2
  48. 48.Rc5 Qe2
  49. 49.Rc4 Qa2
  50. 50.Rb4 Qa5
  51. 51.Rb8 Qa2
  52. 52.Rd8 Qa5
  53. 53.Rd5 Qa2
  54. 54.Rf5 Qe6
  55. 55.Rd5 Qa6
  56. 56.g4 hxg4
  57. 57.h5+ Kf7
  58. 58.Rd7+ Ke6
  59. 59.Rg7 Qe2
  60. 60.h6 Qf3+
  61. 61.Kg1 g3
  62. 62.Rxg3 Qh5
  63. 63.Rg7 f5
  64. 64.h7 f4
  65. 65.Ng4 Qh3
  66. 66.Rg6+ Kf5
  67. 67.Rg7 Ke6
  68. 68.Rg6+ Kf5
  69. 69.Nh6+ Kxg6
  70. 70.h8=Q Qxh6
  71. 71.Qe8+ Kf5
  72. 72.Qb5+ Kg4
  73. 73.Qe2+ Kf5
  74. 74.Qb5+

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