Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 6.3
Date 2020.04.29
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

r3r1k1/2p3pp/b4p2/1p2b3/p3P3/2NPBR1P/1PP3P1/R5K1 w - - 10 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Nd7
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.Nc4 Re8
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.Be3 Bb4
  11. 11.Nfd2 b5
  12. 12.Na3 Ba6
  13. 13.f4 exf4
  14. 14.Rxf4 Bd6
  15. 15.Rf2 Qh4
  16. 16.h3 Nb6
  17. 17.axb5 cxb5
  18. 18.Qf3 f6
  19. 19.Nab1 a4
  20. 20.Nc3 Nd7
  21. 21.Qf5 Ne5
  22. 22.Nf3 Nxf3+
  23. 23.Qxf3 Qg3
  24. 24.Qxg3 Bxg3
  25. 25.Rf3 Be5
  26. 26.Bf4 Bd4+
  27. 27.Be3 Be5
  28. 28.Bf4 Bd4+
  29. 29.Be3 Be5

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