[Event "Madrid"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/OFBh"] [Date "2022.06.18"] [White "Liren Ding"] [Black "Alireza Firouzja"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/loepare"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/fhBzjnqz/xzrK8J68"] [Orientation "white"] { 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. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. d3 O-O 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O a5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 a4 10. Rb1 Qa5 11. Nc2 Bf5 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Qa7 14. b3 axb3 15. axb3 Rfe8 16. Na4 Be4 17. Bc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 d5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Ne3 dxc4 21. bxc4 Qh5 22. h3 Rad8 23. Qc2 Ne4 24. Rcd1 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 Nf6 26. Qb2 b5 27. g4 Qc5 28. cxb5 Qxb5 29. Qxb5 cxb5 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rb1 Rb8 32. Rb4 Ne8 33. Nd5 f6 34. e4 Kf7 35. f4 Ke6 36. Kf3 Kd6 37. Rb1 Nc7 38. Nb4 Ra8 39. e5+ fxe5 40. Rd1+ Ke7 41. Nc6+ Ke6 42. fxe5 Ra3+ 43. Ke4 Ra4+ 44. Nd4+ Ke7 45. Kd3 Ne6 46. Nf5+ Kf8 47. Rc1 Nf4+ 48. Kd2 Rc4 49. Rf1 g5 50. h4 Ne6 51. hxg5 Rxg4 52. Nd6+ Rf4 53. Rxf4+ Nxf4 54. Nxb5 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2