Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.37
Date 2021.12.17
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

8/7p/8/6P1/pkNK1n1P/8/8/8 w - - 13 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.c4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.e4 Bg4
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.d5 Nce7
  8. 8.Be2 Bh6
  9. 9.Bxh6 Nxh6
  10. 10.Qd2 Nhg8
  11. 11.O-O-O Bxf3
  12. 12.Bxf3 Qd7
  13. 13.Kb1 f5
  14. 14.exf5 Nxf5
  15. 15.Ne4 O-O-O
  16. 16.Bg4 Kb8
  17. 17.c5 Qa4
  18. 18.Rhe1 Nge7
  19. 19.c6 bxc6
  20. 20.dxc6 Ka8
  21. 21.Bxf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Nc3 Qxc6
  23. 23.Rc1 Rb8
  24. 24.f4 Rhd8
  25. 25.fxe5 dxe5
  26. 26.Qg5 Qe6
  27. 27.Qe3 Ng6
  28. 28.Rc2 Qc6
  29. 29.Rec1 Qb7
  30. 30.Na4 Rbc8
  31. 31.Nc5 Qd5
  32. 32.Rc3 f4
  33. 33.Qe2 c6
  34. 34.Ra3 Rc7
  35. 35.Rd3 Qg8
  36. 36.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  37. 37.Rd1 Qe7
  38. 38.Qc4 Nf8
  39. 39.a4 Rc8
  40. 40.a5 Rd8
  41. 41.Rc1 Qd6
  42. 42.a6 Qd5
  43. 43.Nb7 Qxc4
  44. 44.Rxc4 Rc8
  45. 45.Nd6 Rc7
  46. 46.Nb5 Rc8
  47. 47.Nd6 Rd8
  48. 48.Rxc6 Kb8
  49. 49.b4 Ne6
  50. 50.Nf7 Rd1+
  51. 51.Kb2 Nd4
  52. 52.Rc5 Rd2+
  53. 53.Kc3 Rc2+
  54. 54.Kd3 Rxc5
  55. 55.bxc5 Nc6
  56. 56.Ke4 Nb4
  57. 57.Nxe5 Nxa6
  58. 58.c6 Nb4
  59. 59.Kxf4 a5
  60. 60.g3 a4
  61. 61.Nc4 Nxc6
  62. 62.g4 Kc7
  63. 63.Ke4 Ne7
  64. 64.Kd4 Kc6
  65. 65.h4 Kb5
  66. 66.Kc3 Nd5+
  67. 67.Kd4 Nf4
  68. 68.g5 Kb4
  69. 69.Ne3 Kb3
  70. 70.Nc4 Kb4
  71. 71.Ne3 Ne6+
  72. 72.Kd3 Kb3
  73. 73.Nc4 Nf4+
  74. 74.Kd4 Kb4

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