Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

Online Nations Cup Final · 2020 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Online Nations Cup Final
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2020.05.10
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

r5k1/1p2q1p1/5pRp/3pbP2/8/1P2R2P/1Q4PK/8 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O h6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 a5
  9. 9.Nf1 a4
  10. 10.h3 Ra5
  11. 11.d4 Bb6
  12. 12.b4 axb3
  13. 13.Bxb3 Ra8
  14. 14.Ng3 Re8
  15. 15.Bb2 Bd7
  16. 16.Qc2 Nh7
  17. 17.Rad1 Ng5
  18. 18.Nxg5 Qxg5
  19. 19.Kh2 Na5
  20. 20.Bc1 Qg6
  21. 21.dxe5 Nxb3
  22. 22.axb3 Rxe5
  23. 23.f4 Rea5
  24. 24.f5 Qf6
  25. 25.Bb2 Ra2
  26. 26.Re2 Qe7
  27. 27.c4 f6
  28. 28.Nh5 Be8
  29. 29.Nf4 c6
  30. 30.Qb1 R2a6
  31. 31.Rd3 Bf7
  32. 32.Rg3 Bc7
  33. 33.Ng6 Bxg6
  34. 34.Rxg6 d5+
  35. 35.e5 Ra2
  36. 36.cxd5 cxd5
  37. 37.Re3 Rxb2
  38. 38.Qxb2 Bxe5+

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