Wesley So vs Ding Liren

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 6.1
Date 2017.09.19
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

2k5/6P1/1p1p4/rP2pP2/pKPnP3/R2P4/1r6/6R1 w - - 4 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Re1 a5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Qb8
  10. 10.Nf1 Qa7
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 Ne7
  13. 13.a4 Ng6
  14. 14.Bc4 Bxc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 Qa6
  16. 16.g3 Rfe8
  17. 17.Qb3 Nf8
  18. 18.Qb5 Qxb5
  19. 19.axb5 b6
  20. 20.Ra3 Ne6
  21. 21.Ne3 Nc5
  22. 22.c4 a4
  23. 23.Rea1 Nb3
  24. 24.Rd1 Rec8
  25. 25.Nd2 Nxd2
  26. 26.Rxd2 Nd7
  27. 27.Rd1 Nc5
  28. 28.Nd5 Kf8
  29. 29.f4 Ra5
  30. 30.Nb4 Raa8
  31. 31.Kf2 Ke8
  32. 32.Ke3 f6
  33. 33.f5 Kd7
  34. 34.g4 Rh8
  35. 35.h4 h6
  36. 36.Nd5 Ra5
  37. 37.Rg1 Kc8
  38. 38.g5 hxg5
  39. 39.hxg5 Rh3+
  40. 40.Kd2 Nb3+
  41. 41.Kc3 Nd4
  42. 42.gxf6 Rh2
  43. 43.Nxb6+ cxb6
  44. 44.fxg7 Rc2+
  45. 45.Kb4 Rxb2+
  46. 46.Kc3 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kb4 Rb2+

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