Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.4
Date 2016.08.14
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q3br1/1P2k3/4qp1p/3p4/4P1p1/1P6/4BP2/5RK1 b - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 dxc4
  7. 7.e4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 b5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.h4 g4
  11. 11.Ne5 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nxd7 Qxd7
  13. 13.Be5 Qe7
  14. 14.b3 cxb3
  15. 15.axb3 a6
  16. 16.Qc1 Rg8
  17. 17.O-O Nh5
  18. 18.d5 Qxh4
  19. 19.g3 Qg5
  20. 20.dxc6 Qxe5
  21. 21.cxb7 Rb8
  22. 22.Nd5 exd5
  23. 23.Qc8+ Ke7
  24. 24.Rxa6 Nxg3
  25. 25.Bxb5 Ne2+
  26. 26.Bxe2 f6
  27. 27.Re6+ Qxe6
  28. 28.Qxb8

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