Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2021 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.11
Date 2021.12.16
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4pk2/1p1p4/pNr3pP/P1P1R1K1/8/8 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.d4 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Qb3 a5
  8. 8.cxd5 a4
  9. 9.Qd1 cxd5
  10. 10.Nc3 Qa5
  11. 11.Bd2 Nc6
  12. 12.a3 Rd8
  13. 13.e3 Qa6
  14. 14.Re1 Bf5
  15. 15.Bf1 Qa7
  16. 16.Rc1 Ne4
  17. 17.Nh4 Be6
  18. 18.Nf3 Bf5
  19. 19.Nh4 Be6
  20. 20.Bd3 Nxc3
  21. 21.Bxc3 Bh3
  22. 22.f4 e6
  23. 23.g4 Nxd4
  24. 24.Bxg6 hxg6
  25. 25.exd4 Rac8
  26. 26.Qf3 Bxd4+
  27. 27.Kh1 Bxc3
  28. 28.bxc3 Rc4
  29. 29.Qxh3 Rxf4
  30. 30.Qg3 Qf2
  31. 31.Qxf2 Rxf2
  32. 32.Rf1 Rxf1+
  33. 33.Rxf1 Rc8
  34. 34.Rf3 Rc4
  35. 35.h3 Kg7
  36. 36.Rd3 f5
  37. 37.Nf3 fxg4
  38. 38.Ne5 Re4
  39. 39.Nxg4 g5
  40. 40.Ne3 Kg6
  41. 41.Kg2 Rf4
  42. 42.Nc2 Rc4
  43. 43.Re3 Kf6
  44. 44.Nb4 g4
  45. 45.h4 b5
  46. 46.Kg3

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