[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [Site "Astana, Kazakhstan"] [Date "2023.04.12"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Liren, Ding"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 { D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation } 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O a5 12. a3 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rae1 Nf8 15. Nc1 Nf6 16. f3 Ne6 17. N1e2 c5 18. Bb5 Rd8 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Qd2 Bd7 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. Nd4 Nb6 23. Rd1 Nc4 24. Qf2 Rac8 25. Na4 Qe7 26. Rfe1 Qf6 27. Nb5 Nc7 28. Nd4 Ne6 29. Nb5 Nc7 30. Nd4 Ne6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2