Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.36
Date 2021.12.17
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/2p3p1/3p3p/1p1Pp3/4Nn1r/1B1P1R1b/1PP5/R5K1 w - - 2 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.a4 Rb8
  9. 9.Nc3 d6
  10. 10.Nd5 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Nxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Bxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 Ne7
  14. 14.axb5 axb5
  15. 15.e4 Ng6
  16. 16.Qd2 f5
  17. 17.exf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.Qe3 Bg4
  19. 19.Nd2 Qh4
  20. 20.Qg3 Qh5
  21. 21.h3 Bd7
  22. 22.Ne4 Nf4
  23. 23.Kh2 Bf5
  24. 24.Nd2 Rf6
  25. 25.Qf3 Qg5
  26. 26.Rf2 Rg6
  27. 27.g4 Bd7
  28. 28.Ne4 Qh4
  29. 29.Qg3 Rxg4
  30. 30.Qxh4 Rxh4
  31. 31.Rf3 Bxh3
  32. 32.Kg1 Rf8

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