Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.21
Date 2021.12.17
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/7k/8/1K6/1N6/8/8/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.b3 c5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bb2 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Na3 Nxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Bf6
  13. 13.Qd2 Bc6
  14. 14.Nc4 Ne7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qxd2
  16. 16.Rxd2 Bxb2
  17. 17.Nxb2 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rad1 Rxd2
  19. 19.Rxd2 Kf8
  20. 20.Nc4 Re8
  21. 21.f4 Bxg2
  22. 22.Kxg2 Nc6
  23. 23.Kf3 Ke7
  24. 24.e4 f6
  25. 25.Ke3 b5
  26. 26.Nb2 e5
  27. 27.Nd3 Rd8
  28. 28.Rc2 Kd6
  29. 29.Rc5 a6
  30. 30.Rd5+ Kc7
  31. 31.fxe5 fxe5
  32. 32.Nc5 Rxd5
  33. 33.exd5 Nb4
  34. 34.Ke4 Kd6
  35. 35.Nb7+ Kc7
  36. 36.Nc5 Kd6
  37. 37.Nb7+ Kc7
  38. 38.a3 Nc2
  39. 39.Nc5 Kd6
  40. 40.Nb7+ Kc7
  41. 41.Nc5 Kd6
  42. 42.Ne6 g6
  43. 43.Nd8 Nxa3
  44. 44.Nf7+ Ke7
  45. 45.Nxe5 Nc2
  46. 46.Nc6+ Kd6
  47. 47.b4 Na3
  48. 48.Nb8 Nb1
  49. 49.Nxa6 Nc3+
  50. 50.Kd4 Nxd5
  51. 51.Ke4 Nf6+
  52. 52.Kd4 Ng4
  53. 53.h4 Nh6
  54. 54.Ke4 Nf5
  55. 55.Kf4 h6
  56. 56.h5 Ne7
  57. 57.hxg6 Nxg6+
  58. 58.Kf5 Ne7+
  59. 59.Kf6 Nd5+
  60. 60.Kg6 Ne3
  61. 61.Nc5 Nf1
  62. 62.g4 Ne3
  63. 63.Kxh6 Nxg4+
  64. 64.Kg5 Ne5
  65. 65.Kf4 Nc6
  66. 66.Nd3 Ke7
  67. 67.Ke4 Nxb4
  68. 68.Nxb4 Kf8
  69. 69.Kd4 Kg8
  70. 70.Kc5 Kh7
  71. 71.Kxb5

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