Good position for Donchenko in practical terms here, with his pieces on pretty good squares overall. His light-squared bishop also has a lot of potential to be very strong.
In the end, Donchenko has gone for a nearly identical line with which Shankland drew his 2nd classical game against Daniil Dubov. Still, it's a little risky to play with the king so weak here from the Black side.
The tension is getting to both players. Liem Le decides to trade off queens. This basically gives Donchenko a free hand to play for a win, with his extra pawn. It's Liem Le basically saying that he wants to bail out and sget a draw here!
This one's heading for a draw. Donchenko can't hang onto his extra pawn for long, but when Liem Le captures it he should be able to force the trade of rooks.
Donchenko has found a way to keep the game alive a little longer, hanging on to his extra pawn. But it shouldn't make a difference as opposite colored bishops are very drawish.
A clean game from Donchenko, helping him to calm down after his defeat in the last crucial game, when he was so close to qualification. One more blitz game, then a final set of 2 blitz games, and if still tied at that point, then we'll go to armageddon!