Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 6.3
Date 2022.06.23
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/2p2p2/7Q/3rP3/8/7P/1q1p1PP1/3R2K1 w - - 12 43

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.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Re1 a5
  8. 8.h3 h6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be6
  10. 10.Bb5 Qb8
  11. 11.Bxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Bb6
  14. 14.a4 Re8
  15. 15.Ra3 Qa7
  16. 16.Nf1 d5
  17. 17.e5 Ne4
  18. 18.N1d2 Bf5
  19. 19.Re2 Rad8
  20. 20.Nb3 c5
  21. 21.dxc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.Nxc5 Qxc5
  23. 23.Nd4 Bd7
  24. 24.Bf4 Qe7
  25. 25.Nb5 Bxb5
  26. 26.axb5 Ng5
  27. 27.Rxa5 Ne6
  28. 28.Bd2 d4
  29. 29.Ra3 Qc5
  30. 30.Rg3 d3
  31. 31.Re1 Qxb5
  32. 32.Qh5 Qxb2
  33. 33.Bxh6 d2
  34. 34.Rd1 Rd5
  35. 35.Bxg7 Nxg7
  36. 36.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  37. 37.Qg5+ Kf8
  38. 38.Qh6+ Kg8
  39. 39.Qg5+ Kf8
  40. 40.Qh6+ Ke7
  41. 41.Qf6+ Kf8
  42. 42.Qh6+ Kg8

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