Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.210
Date 2021.12.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/6n1/6k1/K7/8 w - - 0 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.Nbd2 dxe4
  8. 8.dxe4 Qe7
  9. 9.b4 Bd6
  10. 10.Bb2 a5
  11. 11.a3 Be6
  12. 12.Qc2 h6
  13. 13.Rac1 Rfd8
  14. 14.Rfd1 axb4
  15. 15.cxb4 Bd7
  16. 16.Bf1 Nd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Ba4
  18. 18.Nb3 exd4
  19. 19.e5 Bxe5
  20. 20.Re1 Nd7
  21. 21.Bc4 Qf6
  22. 22.Qd3 Bf4
  23. 23.Rb1 b6
  24. 24.Bb5 Bxb5
  25. 25.Qxb5 Nf8
  26. 26.a4 Ne6
  27. 27.a5 d3
  28. 28.Qc4 d2
  29. 29.Red1 Rd6
  30. 30.Nbxd2 Rad8
  31. 31.a6 Bxd2
  32. 32.a7 Ra8
  33. 33.Nxd2 Rxa7
  34. 34.Ne4 Rxd1+
  35. 35.Rxd1 Qb2
  36. 36.g3 Ra1
  37. 37.Rxa1 Qxa1+
  38. 38.Kg2 Qd4
  39. 39.Qxd4 Nxd4
  40. 40.Nc3 Kf8
  41. 41.Nd5 Ne6
  42. 42.Kf3 Ke8
  43. 43.Ke4 Kd7
  44. 44.Nc3 c6
  45. 45.h4 Kd6
  46. 46.Kd3 Nc7
  47. 47.Kc4 b5+
  48. 48.Kd4 Na6
  49. 49.Ne4+ Ke6
  50. 50.Kc3 Kd5
  51. 51.f3 c5
  52. 52.bxc5 Nxc5
  53. 53.Nf2 Ne6
  54. 54.Nd3 g5
  55. 55.Nb4+ Kc5
  56. 56.Nd3+ Kd6
  57. 57.hxg5 hxg5
  58. 58.Nf2 f5
  59. 59.Nd3 Kd5
  60. 60.Nb4+ Kd6
  61. 61.Nc2 Kc5
  62. 62.Nb4 Nc7
  63. 63.Nd3+ Kd5
  64. 64.Nb4+ Kc5
  65. 65.Nd3+ Kd5
  66. 66.Nb4+ Kd6
  67. 67.Nd3 Nd5+
  68. 68.Kd4 Ne7
  69. 69.Nf2 Nc6+
  70. 70.Ke3 Kc5
  71. 71.Nh3 g4
  72. 72.fxg4 fxg4
  73. 73.Nf2 Ne5
  74. 74.Ke4 Kd6
  75. 75.Kd4 b4
  76. 76.Nxg4 Nxg4
  77. 77.Kc4 Ke5
  78. 78.Kxb4 Ke4
  79. 79.Ka3 Kf3
  80. 80.Ka2 Kxg3

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