Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 8.2
Date 2022.06.26
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/8/2p5/p2pkp2/Pb6/1P1B1KP1/2P5/8 w - - 8 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O cxd5
  10. 10.Qf3 c6
  11. 11.Bg5 Bd6
  12. 12.Rae1 Rb8
  13. 13.Nd1 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Qxf6
  15. 15.Qxf6 gxf6
  16. 16.b3 f5
  17. 17.Ne3 f4
  18. 18.Nf5 Bxf5
  19. 19.Bxf5 Kg7
  20. 20.g3 Kf6
  21. 21.Bd3 h5
  22. 22.Kg2 Rh8
  23. 23.Kf3 fxg3
  24. 24.hxg3 h4
  25. 25.Rh1 hxg3
  26. 26.fxg3 a5
  27. 27.a4 Bb4
  28. 28.Ref1 Rxh1
  29. 29.Rxh1 Ke5
  30. 30.Rh4 Rg8
  31. 31.Rg4 Rxg4
  32. 32.Kxg4 f6
  33. 33.Kf3 f5
  34. 34.Ke2 Bc3
  35. 35.Kf3 Bb4
  36. 36.Ke2 Bc3
  37. 37.Kf3 Bb4

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