Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.23
Date 2021.12.17
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/4p1p1/r6p/5P2/1R2P2P/5PK1/8 b - - 8 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qa4 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd2 Be4
  11. 11.Qc1 c6
  12. 12.a4 b4
  13. 13.Bg5 Nbd7
  14. 14.Nbd2 Bd5
  15. 15.Ne5 Bxg2
  16. 16.Kxg2 c5
  17. 17.Nc6 Qe8
  18. 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  19. 19.Bxf6 Qxf6
  20. 20.dxc5 Rfc8
  21. 21.Nb3 Qf5
  22. 22.Qf4 Qxf4
  23. 23.gxf4 Nxc5
  24. 24.Nxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.Rfc1 Rd5
  26. 26.Rc2 g6
  27. 27.Rac1 Kg7
  28. 28.b3 Rad8
  29. 29.Rc6 Rd2
  30. 30.R1c2 Rxc2
  31. 31.Rxc2 Rd1
  32. 32.Rc6 Rb1
  33. 33.Rxa6 Rxb3
  34. 34.Rb6 Rb1
  35. 35.a5 b3
  36. 36.a6 b2
  37. 37.a7 Ra1
  38. 38.Rxb2 Rxa7
  39. 39.e3 Ra5
  40. 40.Rb3 h5
  41. 41.h3 Rf5
  42. 42.Rb2 Ra5
  43. 43.Rb3 Rf5
  44. 44.Rb2 Ra5
  45. 45.Rb3

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