Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

chess.com Speed 2021 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.38
Date 2021.12.17
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/2p3k1/2nr2p1/p3p3/1p2P3/1PP2N1R/1P2KPN1/2R5 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O a5
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be6
  10. 10.Bb3 Bxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Re8
  12. 12.Nf1 d5
  13. 13.Qe2 Bf8
  14. 14.g4 Qd7
  15. 15.Ng3 Rad8
  16. 16.g5 hxg5
  17. 17.Bxg5 Re6
  18. 18.Kg2 Be7
  19. 19.Nf5 Nh7
  20. 20.Be3 Bf8
  21. 21.Kh2 g6
  22. 22.Rg1 dxe4
  23. 23.dxe4 Qd3
  24. 24.Qxd3 Rxd3
  25. 25.Ng3 Nf6
  26. 26.Kg2 Re8
  27. 27.Kf1 Rdd8
  28. 28.Ke2 b5
  29. 29.h4 Ng4
  30. 30.h5 Nxe3
  31. 31.Kxe3 Bh6+
  32. 32.Ke2 Bf4
  33. 33.Nf5 Re6
  34. 34.N5h4 Kg7
  35. 35.hxg6 fxg6
  36. 36.Ng2 Bh6
  37. 37.Ngh4 Bf4
  38. 38.Ng2 Bh6
  39. 39.Rh1 b4
  40. 40.Rh3 Red6
  41. 41.Rah1 Bc1
  42. 42.Rxc1

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