[Event "Champions Showdown: Carlsen-Ding (Rapid G/20)"] [Site "St Louis, MO USA"] [Date "2017.11.12"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Ding Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2826"] [BlackElo "2772"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. Be2 dxc4 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 b6 11. Ne5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bb7 13. Nxc4 Nbd7 14. Nd6 Bc6 15. c4 Qe7 16. Bg3 Rfd8 17. d5 exd5 18. Nf5 Qe8 19. Bc7 dxc4?! { (0.14 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (19... Nc5) 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Bf3?! { (0.72 → -0.14) Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } (21. Bxc4 Ne5 22. Qb3 Nxc4 23. Rfe1 Ne5 24. Qg3 Nfg4 25. h3 f6 26. hxg4 Qd7 27. f4 Ng6) 21... Ne5 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Qa4 Ne5 24. Qxa7 Qe6 25. Qc7 Re8 26. Ne3 Rc8 27. Qb7 Nd3 28. Rad1 Ne4 29. Qd5 b5 30. h3 Qe8 31. Rxd3 cxd3 32. Qxd3 Rd8 33. Nd5 Qe5 34. Nf6+ Qxf6 35. Qxe4 g6 36. a4 bxa4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2