Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.2
Date 2020.04.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/K7/8/8/8/7k/8/8 w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bf4 Bd6
  11. 11.Qc1 Nbd7
  12. 12.Re1 Qe7
  13. 13.Nc3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Bxf3 Bxf4
  15. 15.Qxf4 c6
  16. 16.a5 e5
  17. 17.dxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Bg2 Rfe8
  19. 19.Red1 Rad8
  20. 20.Rxd8 Rxd8
  21. 21.Ra4 Qd6
  22. 22.h3 h6
  23. 23.Kh2 Qc5
  24. 24.Ne4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Rxe4 Re8
  26. 26.b4 Qd6
  27. 27.h4 h5
  28. 28.Bh3 g6
  29. 29.Rd4 Qe7
  30. 30.Qc1 Qf6
  31. 31.Rf4 Qd6
  32. 32.Qc3 Qd1
  33. 33.Qb2 Qe1
  34. 34.Kg2 Kh7
  35. 35.Bc8 Qd1
  36. 36.Rd4 Qa4
  37. 37.Re4 Qb5
  38. 38.Qd4 f6
  39. 39.f4 c5
  40. 40.Qd5 Rxc8
  41. 41.fxe5 f5
  42. 42.Rc4 Re8
  43. 43.e6 Qc6
  44. 44.Rxc5 Qxd5+
  45. 45.Rxd5 Rxe6
  46. 46.Rd7+ Kh6
  47. 47.Rxb7 Rxe2+
  48. 48.Kf3 Re4
  49. 49.Rb6 Kg7
  50. 50.Rxa6 Rxb4
  51. 51.Rb6 Ra4
  52. 52.a6 Rg4
  53. 53.a7 Ra4
  54. 54.Rb7+ Kf6
  55. 55.Ke3 g5
  56. 56.hxg5+ Kxg5
  57. 57.Kd3 Ra1
  58. 58.Kc4 f4
  59. 59.gxf4+ Kxf4
  60. 60.Rh7 Kg4
  61. 61.Kb5 h4
  62. 62.Kb6 h3
  63. 63.Kb7 Rxa7+
  64. 64.Kxa7 Kg3
  65. 65.Rxh3+ Kxh3

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