Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

Croatia GCT 2019 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 4.6
Date 2019.06.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/4k2p/p3p3/4BP2/Pb2K3/7P/8/8 b - - 8 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 a6
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.b3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Be7
  9. 9.Bb2 O-O
  10. 10.Nd2 b5
  11. 11.Be2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bf3 Ra7
  13. 13.Rc1 Qd7
  14. 14.Qe2 Bxf3
  15. 15.N2xf3 Rc8
  16. 16.Ne5 Qe8
  17. 17.Rxc8 Qxc8
  18. 18.Rc1 Rc7
  19. 19.Rxc7 Qxc7
  20. 20.Nd3 Qa5
  21. 21.Ba1 Qc7
  22. 22.Qc2 Qxc2
  23. 23.Nxc2 Nfd7
  24. 24.Kf1 Nc6
  25. 25.Nd4 Nxd4
  26. 26.Bxd4 f5
  27. 27.Ke2 Bd6
  28. 28.f4 Kf7
  29. 29.h3 g6
  30. 30.Kd2 Ke7
  31. 31.Kc3 Kd8
  32. 32.Be5 Be7
  33. 33.Kd4 Kc8
  34. 34.e4 fxe4
  35. 35.Kxe4 Nc5+
  36. 36.Nxc5 Bxc5
  37. 37.g4 Kd7
  38. 38.f5 gxf5+
  39. 39.gxf5 Ke7
  40. 40.a4 bxa4
  41. 41.bxa4 Ba3
  42. 42.Bd4 Bb4
  43. 43.Be5 Ba3
  44. 44.Bd4 Bb4
  45. 45.Be5

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