Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.312
Date 2021.12.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

6k1/2p2pp1/2Np2p1/3P4/P6q/2P1b3/1P2r1PP/R5QK w - - 11 36

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 Bb7
  13. 13.Bd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Re8
  15. 15.f4 Ng6
  16. 16.Nc6 Qc8
  17. 17.Nf3 Bf6
  18. 18.Nxb4 Qb7
  19. 19.c3 Qb6+
  20. 20.Kh1 a5
  21. 21.Nc6 Rxe1+
  22. 22.Nxe1 Re8
  23. 23.Nd3 Nc5
  24. 24.Nxc5 Qxc5
  25. 25.f5 Qf2
  26. 26.Be3 Rxe3
  27. 27.fxg6 hxg6
  28. 28.Qf1 Qh4
  29. 29.Qg1 Re2
  30. 30.Nxa5 Bg5
  31. 31.Nc6 Be3
  32. 32.Qf1 Rf2
  33. 33.Qg1 Re2
  34. 34.Qf1 Bf4
  35. 35.Qg1 Be3

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