Alireza Firouzja
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Liren Ding
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Another dud from Ding Liren. The game never got interesting or out of balance. He is trying, pushing, but somehow it is not happening. He will go into half-time analysis on minus one, with two big missed chances. It was so difficult for him to come to the tournament and when he arrived as rating favorite, he seemed not hungry or eager to play at all.1.c4e52.g3Nf63.Bg2Bc54.d3O-O5.Nc3c66.Nf3d67.O-Oa58.d4exd49.Nxd4a410.Rb1Qa511.Nc2Bf512.Bd2Nbd713.Rc1Qa714.b3axb315.axb3Rfe816.Na4Be417.Bc3Bxg218.Kxg2d519.Nxc5Qxc520.Ne3dxc421.bxc4Qh522.h3Rad823.Qc2Ne424.Rcd1Nxc325.Qxc3Nf626.Qb2b527.g4Qc528.cxb5Qxb529.Qxb5cxb530.Rxd8Rxd831.Rb1Rb832.Rb4Ne833.Nd5f634.e4Kf735.f4Ke636.Kf3Kd637.Rb1Nc738.Nb4Ra839.e5+fxe540.Rd1+Ke741.Nc6+Ke642.fxe5Ra3+43.Ke4Ra4+44.Nd4+Ke745.Kd3Ne646.Nf5+Kf847.Rc1Nf4+48.Kd2Rc449.Rf1g550.h4Ne651.hxg5Rxg452.Nd6+Rf453.Rxf4+Nxf454.Nxb51/2-1/2 The game is a draw.1/2-1/2