Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event SportAccord Rapid Men 2012
Site Beijing CHN
Round 2.2
Date 2012.12.14
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/1R6/3BpN1p/5p2/8/7P/5qPK/8 b - - 7 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bh5
  5. 5.Be2 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nf6
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.Bf4 O-O
  9. 9.Nd2 Bxe2
  10. 10.Qxe2 a5
  11. 11.e5 Nfd7
  12. 12.Qg4 Kh8
  13. 13.a3 b5
  14. 14.Nf3 Na6
  15. 15.Ne2 Nac5
  16. 16.Ned4 Qc8
  17. 17.Rfe1 b4
  18. 18.axb4 axb4
  19. 19.b3 Ra3
  20. 20.Rad1 Ra2
  21. 21.Qh5 Nb7
  22. 22.Bg5 Bc5
  23. 23.Bd2 Bxd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 c5
  25. 25.Nf3 Qe8
  26. 26.Rc1 f5
  27. 27.Qh4 d4
  28. 28.Ra1 Rxc2
  29. 29.Ra7 Nd8
  30. 30.Ra8 Kg8
  31. 31.Bg5 h6
  32. 32.Rxd8 Qf7
  33. 33.Be7 Rxd8
  34. 34.Bxd8 Rc3
  35. 35.Ra1 Rxd3
  36. 36.Ra7 Rxb3
  37. 37.Qe7 Qxe7
  38. 38.Bxe7 Rb1+
  39. 39.Kh2 b3
  40. 40.Nd2 Rb2
  41. 41.Nxb3 Nxe5
  42. 42.Nxc5 d3
  43. 43.Ra8+ Kf7
  44. 44.Bd6 d2
  45. 45.Ra7+ Kg8
  46. 46.Bxe5 d1=Q
  47. 47.Rxg7+ Kf8
  48. 48.Nd7+ Ke8
  49. 49.Bxb2 Qd2
  50. 50.Be5 Qxf2
  51. 51.Nf6+ Kd8
  52. 52.Bd6 Kc8
  53. 53.Rc7+ Kd8
  54. 54.Rb7

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