Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.28
Date 2021.12.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/2pn1ppp/p2p4/PP1P2P1/5P2/5K2/5B1P/8 b - - 0 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 Bb7
  13. 13.Bd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Re8
  15. 15.f4 Ng6
  16. 16.Nc6 Qc8
  17. 17.Nf3 Bf6
  18. 18.Nxb4 Rxe1+
  19. 19.Qxe1 Ne7
  20. 20.a5 Qb7
  21. 21.Qd2 Rb8
  22. 22.c3 Nc5
  23. 23.Qd1 Nf5
  24. 24.g4 Nh4
  25. 25.g5 Nxf3+
  26. 26.Qxf3 Nb3
  27. 27.Rb1 Bd4+
  28. 28.Kg2 Bc5
  29. 29.Nd3 Re8
  30. 30.Nxc5 Nxc5
  31. 31.b4 Qb5
  32. 32.Be3 Qd3
  33. 33.Re1 Qxc3
  34. 34.Bf2 Qxf3+
  35. 35.Kxf3 Rxe1
  36. 36.Bxe1 Nd7
  37. 37.Bf2 Kf8
  38. 38.b5

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