Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2021 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.310
Date 2021.12.17
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

1k6/1P6/1K6/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 2 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.Re1 Be6
  9. 9.Bb3 Bxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Re8
  11. 11.h3 d5
  12. 12.Qe2 Bf8
  13. 13.Nf1 Qd7
  14. 14.Ng3 h6
  15. 15.Nh2 Qe6
  16. 16.Qc2 d4
  17. 17.Nf3 Nd7
  18. 18.Nf5 Nc5
  19. 19.Ra3 Red8
  20. 20.Rd1 Ra6
  21. 21.cxd4 exd4
  22. 22.Bf4 Nb4
  23. 23.Qb1 Ncxd3
  24. 24.Rxd3 Qxe4
  25. 25.Bxc7 Nxd3
  26. 26.Bxd8 Qxf5
  27. 27.b4 Qd5
  28. 28.Rxd3 Qxd8
  29. 29.Rxd4 Qc7
  30. 30.bxa5 Rxa5
  31. 31.Rd1 Rc5
  32. 32.Qd3 Rc2
  33. 33.Rd2 Rc1+
  34. 34.Rd1 Rc2
  35. 35.Rd2 Rc1+
  36. 36.Rd1 Qc2
  37. 37.Qxc2 Rxc2
  38. 38.Rd2 Rxd2
  39. 39.Nxd2 Bc5
  40. 40.Kf1 Kf8
  41. 41.Ke2 Ke7
  42. 42.f3 Ke6
  43. 43.Kd3 Kd5
  44. 44.b3 f5
  45. 45.Nc4 h5
  46. 46.g4 fxg4
  47. 47.fxg4 hxg4
  48. 48.hxg4 b5
  49. 49.Nd2 Ke5
  50. 50.Ne4 Bd4
  51. 51.Nd6 b4
  52. 52.Nf5 Bc3
  53. 53.Nxg7 Kf4
  54. 54.Ne6+ Kxg4
  55. 55.Nc7 Kf5
  56. 56.Nd5 Be1
  57. 57.Ke2 Bh4
  58. 58.Nxb4 Ke6
  59. 59.Kd3 Kd6
  60. 60.Kc4 Kc7
  61. 61.Nd3 Kb7
  62. 62.b4 Kb6
  63. 63.b5 Be7
  64. 64.Nb4 Bxb4
  65. 65.Kxb4 Kb7
  66. 66.Kc5 Kc7
  67. 67.b6+ Kb7
  68. 68.Kb5 Kb8
  69. 69.Kc6 Kc8
  70. 70.b7+ Kb8
  71. 71.Kb6

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