Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 6.1
Date 2019.05.09
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/1N3ppp/8/8/PpB5/1P4P1/2r2P1P/6K1 b - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.d4 d6
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nfd7
  12. 12.Nd4 Nc5
  13. 13.Bd5 Rb8
  14. 14.Nc4 Bg4
  15. 15.Qd2 Nxc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Bd7
  17. 17.b3 Bf6
  18. 18.Bb2 c6
  19. 19.Rad1 Qb6
  20. 20.Ba1 a5
  21. 21.Nf3 Bxa1
  22. 22.Rxa1 Rbd8
  23. 23.Rad1 Be6
  24. 24.Bf1 d5
  25. 25.exd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.Qe3 Nd7
  27. 27.Nd4 Nf6
  28. 28.Qf4 Be4
  29. 29.Rxe4 Nxe4
  30. 30.Qxe4 Rfe8
  31. 31.Nxc6 Rxe4
  32. 32.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  33. 33.Nxd8 Re1
  34. 34.Nc6 Rc1
  35. 35.Nxa5 Rxc2
  36. 36.g3 Kf8
  37. 37.Bc4 Ke8
  38. 38.Nb7

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