Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 4.4
Date 2019.11.25
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

4k3/1pR3n1/5p2/3P4/4p3/4P3/1r3PK1/8 w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nb6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Be6
  10. 10.b5 Nd4
  11. 11.Rb1 f6
  12. 12.e3 Nxf3+
  13. 13.Bxf3 Qc8
  14. 14.a4 a5
  15. 15.bxa6 Rxa6
  16. 16.d4 Rd8
  17. 17.Qc2 Bf5
  18. 18.Qb3+ Be6
  19. 19.d5 Bf7
  20. 20.Rd1 Bd6
  21. 21.Ba3 Bxa3
  22. 22.Qxa3 Nc4
  23. 23.Qc5 Nd6
  24. 24.Nb5 Rxa4
  25. 25.Qxc7 Qxc7
  26. 26.Nxc7 h5
  27. 27.Ne6 Rc8
  28. 28.Rb6 Ra6
  29. 29.Rdb1 Rc1+
  30. 30.Rxc1 Rxb6
  31. 31.Rc7 g5
  32. 32.h4 gxh4
  33. 33.gxh4 e4
  34. 34.Be2 Nf5
  35. 35.Rc8+ Kh7
  36. 36.Rc7 Kg8
  37. 37.Nf4 Nxh4
  38. 38.Bxh5 Bxh5
  39. 39.Nxh5 Nf5
  40. 40.Nf4 Kf8
  41. 41.Kg2 Rb2
  42. 42.Ne6+ Ke8
  43. 43.Ng7+ Nxg7

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