Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.33
Date 2021.12.17
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E94)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/P4p2/2N3p1/4p3/1Q2P2p/q4Pn1/5KP1/8 b - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.c4 Bg7
  3. 3.e4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nd7
  5. 5.Be2 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.Qc2 Re8
  9. 9.Be3 b6
  10. 10.Rfd1 Bb7
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.c5 c6
  13. 13.Nd2 b5
  14. 14.b4 a5
  15. 15.a3 a4
  16. 16.Nxb5 cxb5
  17. 17.Bxb5 Qc7
  18. 18.c6 Ba6
  19. 19.Bxa6 Rxa6
  20. 20.b5 Ra5
  21. 21.Rab1 Rb8
  22. 22.Nc4 Raxb5
  23. 23.Rxb5 Rxb5
  24. 24.cxd7 Nxd7
  25. 25.Qxa4 Rb7
  26. 26.Na5 Rb8
  27. 27.Nc6 Re8
  28. 28.h4 Nf6
  29. 29.Rc1 Qd7
  30. 30.Qc4 Qg4
  31. 31.a4 Qxh4
  32. 32.f3 Nh5
  33. 33.a5 Ng3
  34. 34.a6 Bh6
  35. 35.Bxh6 Qxh6
  36. 36.Kf2 Qh4
  37. 37.Ke3 Qf4+
  38. 38.Kd3 Qf6
  39. 39.a7 Qd6+
  40. 40.Ke3 h5
  41. 41.Rb1 Qa3+
  42. 42.Kf2 h4
  43. 43.Rb8 Rf8
  44. 44.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  45. 45.Qb4+

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