Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.14
Date 2021.12.16
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E49)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/5k2/5b2/5P2/4KB2/8/8 w - - 15 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.a3 Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 c5
  9. 9.Nf3 Qc7
  10. 10.Be2 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O Rd8
  12. 12.Bb2 e5
  13. 13.h3 Bf5
  14. 14.Rc1 Rac8
  15. 15.Re1 a6
  16. 16.a4 Qa5
  17. 17.Nd2 exd4
  18. 18.cxd4 cxd4
  19. 19.Nc4 Qc7
  20. 20.exd4 Be6
  21. 21.Ne3 Qb6
  22. 22.Ba1 Nxd4
  23. 23.Rxc8 Bxc8
  24. 24.Bc4 Qc5
  25. 25.Qb1 b5
  26. 26.axb5 axb5
  27. 27.Bxd4 Qxd4
  28. 28.Qxb5 Qd7
  29. 29.Qb3 Rf8
  30. 30.Rd1 Qc7
  31. 31.Nd5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Bxd5 Bf5
  33. 33.Qb7 Qxb7
  34. 34.Bxb7 Rb8
  35. 35.Bf3 Rb1
  36. 36.Rxb1 Bxb1
  37. 37.h4 h6
  38. 38.g3 g5
  39. 39.hxg5 hxg5
  40. 40.Bg2 Kg7
  41. 41.f4 gxf4
  42. 42.gxf4 Kf6
  43. 43.Kf2 Kf5
  44. 44.Ke3 Kf6
  45. 45.Bf3 Bf5
  46. 46.Bg2 Bc8
  47. 47.Bf3 Bf5
  48. 48.Bg2 Bc8
  49. 49.Bf3 Bf5

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