Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren

WCh 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 82 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2023
Site Astana KAZ
Round 9.1
Date 2023.04.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 82
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/7k/5N1P/5n1K/8/8 b - - 0 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.Nbd2 dxe4
  8. 8.dxe4 a5
  9. 9.a4 Qe7
  10. 10.Qc2 Nb8
  11. 11.Re1 Rd8
  12. 12.h3 h6
  13. 13.Nf1 c6
  14. 14.Bc4 Na6
  15. 15.Ng3 Qc7
  16. 16.Ba2 b5
  17. 17.Qe2 Rb8
  18. 18.Nh4 Bf8
  19. 19.Qf3 bxa4
  20. 20.Bxh6 Nc5
  21. 21.Ng6 Rxb2
  22. 22.Nxf8 Rxf8
  23. 23.Bg5 Nh7
  24. 24.Bc1 Rb5
  25. 25.Ba3 Re8
  26. 26.Bc4 Be6
  27. 27.Bxe6 Nxe6
  28. 28.Nf5 c5
  29. 29.Qe2 Rb3
  30. 30.Qc4 Qc6
  31. 31.Bc1 Nf6
  32. 32.Qxa4 Qxa4
  33. 33.Rxa4 Rxc3
  34. 34.Bb2 Rb3
  35. 35.Bxe5 Rb4
  36. 36.Rxa5 Rxe4
  37. 37.Rxe4 Nxe4
  38. 38.Ra4 Nd4
  39. 39.Bxd4 cxd4
  40. 40.Rxd4 g6
  41. 41.Ne3 Kg7
  42. 42.Rb4 Ng3
  43. 43.Rb7 Nf5
  44. 44.Ng4 Re7
  45. 45.Rb5 Re1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Re2
  47. 47.Rb7 Nd6
  48. 48.Ra7 Kf8
  49. 49.Kg3 f5
  50. 50.Kf3 Re7
  51. 51.Ra8+ Re8
  52. 52.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  53. 53.Ne5 g5
  54. 54.h4 gxh4
  55. 55.Kf4 h3
  56. 56.gxh3 Ke7
  57. 57.Nc6+ Kf6
  58. 58.Nd4 Ne4
  59. 59.f3 Nf2
  60. 60.h4 Nd3+
  61. 61.Kg3 Kg6
  62. 62.Ne6 Kf6
  63. 63.Nf4 Nb4
  64. 64.Kf2 Ke5
  65. 65.Ke3 Nc2+
  66. 66.Kd2 Nd4
  67. 67.Nd3+ Kf6
  68. 68.Ke3 Nc2+
  69. 69.Kf4 Nd4
  70. 70.Kg3 Ne2+
  71. 71.Kf2 Nd4
  72. 72.Nf4 Ke5
  73. 73.Ne2 Ne6
  74. 74.Kg3 Kf6
  75. 75.Kg2 Kg7
  76. 76.Kf2 f4
  77. 77.Kg1 Kg6
  78. 78.Kg2 Kh6
  79. 79.Nc1 Kh5
  80. 80.Kh3 Nd4
  81. 81.Nd3 Nxf3
  82. 82.Nxf4+

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