Ding Liren vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 14.3
Date 2022.07.04
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r2k/6p1/7p/1p1N2nP/1P2P3/b3BP2/2R3K1/8 b - - 18 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.e3 Nc6
  6. 6.a3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 a6
  8. 8.Bd3 b5
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.b4 Be7
  11. 11.O-O Bb7
  12. 12.Bb2 O-O
  13. 13.Ne4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Bxe4 f5
  15. 15.Bb1 Qxd1
  16. 16.Rxd1 Rfd8
  17. 17.Ba2 Kf7
  18. 18.h4 h6
  19. 19.Rdc1 Bd6
  20. 20.Rc2 Ne7
  21. 21.Nd4 Bd5
  22. 22.Bxd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Rac1 Rd7
  24. 24.Nb3 Be7
  25. 25.h5 Bf6
  26. 26.Bd4 e5
  27. 27.Bc5 Bd8
  28. 28.Rd2 Nf6
  29. 29.Rxd7+ Nxd7
  30. 30.Rd1 Nf6
  31. 31.Bd6 Ng4
  32. 32.Bc5 Bh4
  33. 33.Rd7+ Kg8
  34. 34.g3 Bg5
  35. 35.Kf1 Bd8
  36. 36.Rb7 f4
  37. 37.gxf4 exf4
  38. 38.e4 Bf6
  39. 39.Nd4 Re8
  40. 40.Kg2 Ne5
  41. 41.Nf5 f3+
  42. 42.Kg3 Nc4
  43. 43.Be7 Bb2
  44. 44.Kxf3 Bxa3
  45. 45.Kg3 Ne5
  46. 46.Bc5 Nf7
  47. 47.f3 Bc1
  48. 48.Ra7 Bd2
  49. 49.Rxa6 Be1+
  50. 50.Kg2 Bc3
  51. 51.Ra7 Ng5
  52. 52.Ne7+ Kh8
  53. 53.Ng6+ Kg8
  54. 54.Ne7+ Kh8
  55. 55.Nd5 Bb2
  56. 56.Ra2 Bc1
  57. 57.Rc2 Ba3
  58. 58.Be3

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