Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 13.4
Date 2019.11.26
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

8/1P1n4/8/4k3/8/8/1K6/8 w - - 1 82

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.e4 Nf6
  11. 11.e5 Nd5
  12. 12.Nf3 c5
  13. 13.Bd3 h6
  14. 14.O-O cxd4
  15. 15.Qe2 Ne7
  16. 16.Rd1 Qd5
  17. 17.Bc4 Qe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Bxe4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Nbc6
  20. 20.Re1 Nxd4
  21. 21.Rxe4 Rfd8
  22. 22.Bf4 Rac8
  23. 23.Bf1 Nb3
  24. 24.Rae1 Nd2
  25. 25.R4e2 Nxf1
  26. 26.Kxf1 Nf5
  27. 27.Rd2 g5
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  29. 29.Bc1 Kg7
  30. 30.h3 Kg6
  31. 31.f3 h5
  32. 32.g4 Nh4
  33. 33.Kf2 Rd3
  34. 34.Be3 Rd5
  35. 35.Bc1 Rc5
  36. 36.Be3 Rxe5
  37. 37.Rc1 Rb5
  38. 38.b4 a5
  39. 39.Rc4 hxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 axb4
  41. 41.axb4 f5
  42. 42.Rc6 f4
  43. 43.Bd2 Kf7
  44. 44.Bc3 Rd5
  45. 45.Ke2 b5
  46. 46.Rc7+ Kg6
  47. 47.Rg7+ Kh6
  48. 48.Re7 Rd6
  49. 49.Bg7+ Kg6
  50. 50.Be5 Ra6
  51. 51.Rg7+ Kh6
  52. 52.Re7 Ra2+
  53. 53.Kd3 Ra3+
  54. 54.Kc2 Nxf3
  55. 55.Rxe6+ Kh7
  56. 56.Bf6 Ra2+
  57. 57.Kd3 Rd2+
  58. 58.Kc3 Rd5
  59. 59.Re2 Kg6
  60. 60.Be7 Ne5
  61. 61.Rg2 Rd3+
  62. 62.Kc2 Rg3
  63. 63.Rd2 Nxg4
  64. 64.Bc5 Ne3+
  65. 65.Kb1 Nc4
  66. 66.Rd8 g4
  67. 67.Rg8+ Kf5
  68. 68.Rb8 Rb3+
  69. 69.Kc2 Rb2+
  70. 70.Kc3 Re2
  71. 71.Rxb5 Ne5
  72. 72.Rb8 g3
  73. 73.Rg8 g2
  74. 74.b5 f3
  75. 75.b6 f2
  76. 76.Bxf2 Rxf2
  77. 77.b7 Nd7
  78. 78.Rg7 Rf1
  79. 79.Rxg2 Rb1
  80. 80.Rb2 Rxb2
  81. 81.Kxb2 Ke5

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