Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 106 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.18
Date 2021.12.16
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 106
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/4p1k1/6P1/4N1K1/r3n3/8/4R3 w - - 36 107

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.O-O 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.Rd1 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bg5 Rc8
  15. 15.Nbd2 Bd5
  16. 16.Qb1 c5
  17. 17.e4 Ba8
  18. 18.e5 Nd5
  19. 19.Bxe7 Qxe7
  20. 20.Ne4 cxd4
  21. 21.Rxd4 h6
  22. 22.Qd1 Nc5
  23. 23.Nd6 Rcd8
  24. 24.Rc1 Nd7
  25. 25.Ne4 Rc8
  26. 26.Bf1 a5
  27. 27.Bb5 N7b6
  28. 28.Nd6 Rcd8
  29. 29.Bc6 Bxc6
  30. 30.Rxc6 Qd7
  31. 31.Rc5 Qxa4
  32. 32.Qxa4 Nxa4
  33. 33.Rxa5 Ra8
  34. 34.Rxa8 Rxa8
  35. 35.Nc4 Nc5
  36. 36.Rd1 b3
  37. 37.Nd4 Nb4
  38. 38.Kf1 Ra4
  39. 39.Nd2 Ra2
  40. 40.N2xb3 Nxb3
  41. 41.Nxb3 Rxb2
  42. 42.Nc5 Nd5
  43. 43.Ne4 g5
  44. 44.h3 Kg7
  45. 45.Re1 Kg6
  46. 46.Re2 Rb4
  47. 47.Kg2 h5
  48. 48.Nd6 h4
  49. 49.Rd2 hxg3
  50. 50.fxg3 Ne3+
  51. 51.Kf2 Rb3
  52. 52.Re2 Nd5
  53. 53.Kg2 Ra3
  54. 54.Rf2 Ra7
  55. 55.Kh2 Rd7
  56. 56.Kg2 Rc7
  57. 57.Kh2 Ra7
  58. 58.Kg2 Nb4
  59. 59.Rf6+ Kg7
  60. 60.Ne8+ Kg8
  61. 61.Nd6 Nd3
  62. 62.Ne4 Ra2+
  63. 63.Kg1 g4
  64. 64.hxg4 Nxe5
  65. 65.g5 Kg7
  66. 66.Rf2 Ra4
  67. 67.Re2 Kg6
  68. 68.Kg2 Nc4
  69. 69.Kf2 Nb6
  70. 70.Kg2 Nd5
  71. 71.Kf2 Ne7
  72. 72.Kg2 Nf5
  73. 73.Kf2 Ra3
  74. 74.Kg2 Rb3
  75. 75.Kh3 Rb4
  76. 76.Kg2 Rd4
  77. 77.g4 Ne7
  78. 78.Kg3 Nd5
  79. 79.Re1 Rd3+
  80. 80.Kf2 Ra3
  81. 81.Rh1 Kg7
  82. 82.Re1 Nf4
  83. 83.Re3 Ra4
  84. 84.Kf3 Ng6
  85. 85.Kg3 Ne5
  86. 86.Re2 Kg6
  87. 87.Re3 Rd4
  88. 88.Kg2 Nxg4
  89. 89.Re2 Ne5
  90. 90.Kg3 Nc6
  91. 91.Kf4 Rd5
  92. 92.Rh2 Rf5+
  93. 93.Ke3 Ne5
  94. 94.Rh6+ Kg7
  95. 95.Rh3 Ng6
  96. 96.Rh1 Ne7
  97. 97.Rh3 Ra5
  98. 98.Kf4 Ng6+
  99. 99.Kg4 Ra4
  100. 100.Re3 Ne5+
  101. 101.Kf4 Nd7
  102. 102.Kg3 Kg6
  103. 103.Re1 Nb6
  104. 104.Re2 Nd5
  105. 105.Re1 Ra3+
  106. 106.Kg4 Ne3+

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