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Game III | Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren | World Chess Championship

Both players agreed for a draw in just 30 moves, here is the classic chess game played between Nepomniachtchi (white) and Ding Liren – Game III is a reference example of Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange. Positional Variation (D35).

[pgnv]1.d4 Nf62.c4 e63.Nc3 d54.cxd5 exd55.Bg5 c66.e3 h67.Bh4 Be78.Bd3 O-O9.Qc2 Re810.Nge2 Nbd711.O-O a512.a3 Nh513.Bxe7 Qxe714.Rae1 Nf815.Nc1 Nf616.f3 Ne617.N1e2 c518.Bb5 Rd819.dxc5 Qxc520.Qd2 Bd721.Bxd7 Nxd722.Nd4 Nb623.Rd1 Nc424.Qf2 Rac825.Na4 Qe726.Rfe1 Qf627.Nb5 Nc728.Nd4 Ne629.Nb5 Nc730.Nd4 Ne6 1/2-1/2[/pgnv]

What’s the Queen’s Gambit Declined gameplay?

The Queen’s Gambit Declined, a popular chess opening which is a counter to white’s first move 1. d2-d4. In this orthodox variation of Queen’s Gambit, black declines a pawn offered by white. The flow can be explained as: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6

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