Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 4.5
Date 2019.05.11
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 48
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/P4kp1/2b2p1p/8/3B2P1/4PPKP/r7/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.b3 c5
  5. 5.Bb2 Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Be2 d4
  8. 8.Bb5 Bd6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.h3 Rb8
  12. 12.Na3 dxe3
  13. 13.dxe3 Ba6
  14. 14.Re1 Nd5
  15. 15.Nd2 Nb4
  16. 16.Ndc4 Be7
  17. 17.Qg4 f6
  18. 18.Red1 Qe8
  19. 19.Bc3 Bc8
  20. 20.Qe4 Nd5
  21. 21.Bb2 Qh5
  22. 22.Na5 Rb4
  23. 23.N3c4 Bf5
  24. 24.Rxd5 cxd5
  25. 25.Qxd5+ Kh8
  26. 26.Nc6 Rb7
  27. 27.Nxe7 Rxe7
  28. 28.Qxc5 Ree8
  29. 29.Nd6 Bg6
  30. 30.Qxh5 Bxh5
  31. 31.Nxe8 Rxe8
  32. 32.Rc1 a6
  33. 33.Bd4 Kg8
  34. 34.f3 Bf7
  35. 35.g4 a5
  36. 36.Rc5 Ra8
  37. 37.Rb5 h6
  38. 38.a4 Rc8
  39. 39.Kf2 Rc1
  40. 40.Rxa5 Bxb3
  41. 41.Ra8+ Kh7
  42. 42.a5 Rc2+
  43. 43.Kg3 Bd5
  44. 44.Ra7 Kg8
  45. 45.a6 Ra2
  46. 46.Rd7 Bc6
  47. 47.Rd8+ Kf7
  48. 48.a7

More Hikaru Nakamura Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Hikaru Nakamura and Ding Liren, or browse all Hikaru Nakamura games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.