Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

12th Norway Chess 2024 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 12th Norway Chess 2024
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.2
Date 2024.06.06
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

8/8/4K3/8/4k3/8/8/8 b - - 0 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd2 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 b6
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bd6
  9. 9.Nb5 Be7
  10. 10.O-O c5
  11. 11.Ne5 Bb7
  12. 12.Rc1 Re8
  13. 13.Nc3 Nc6
  14. 14.Ne2 Rc8
  15. 15.Bc3 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Ne4
  17. 17.Be1 c4
  18. 18.Bxe4 dxe4
  19. 19.Bc3 b5
  20. 20.Bd4 a5
  21. 21.Nf4 Bc5
  22. 22.Bxc5 Qxd1
  23. 23.Rfxd1 Rxc5
  24. 24.h4 Rcxe5
  25. 25.a4 Bc6
  26. 26.Rd6 Rc8
  27. 27.axb5 Bxb5
  28. 28.Ne2 Kf8
  29. 29.Ra1 a4
  30. 30.Nc3 Be8
  31. 31.Rb6 h5
  32. 32.Rb4 g6
  33. 33.Ra2 Kg7
  34. 34.Nxa4 Bxa4
  35. 35.Raxa4 c3
  36. 36.bxc3 Rxc3
  37. 37.Rxe4 Rxe4
  38. 38.Rxe4 Rc2
  39. 39.Rf4 Ra2
  40. 40.Kh2 Rb2
  41. 41.Kg3 Ra2
  42. 42.Rd4 Re2
  43. 43.Kf3 Ra2
  44. 44.e4 Ra3+
  45. 45.Kf4 Ra2
  46. 46.Ke3 Ra3+
  47. 47.Rd3 Ra4
  48. 48.g3 Ra1
  49. 49.Rd7 Re1+
  50. 50.Kf4 Re2
  51. 51.f3 Re1
  52. 52.Ra7 Re2
  53. 53.e5 Re1
  54. 54.Ra4 Re2
  55. 55.Ra3 Re1
  56. 56.Re3 Ra1
  57. 57.Ke4 Ra4+
  58. 58.Kd5 Ra5+
  59. 59.Kc6 Ra6+
  60. 60.Kb5 Ra1
  61. 61.Rd3 Re1
  62. 62.f4 Ra1
  63. 63.Kc6 Kf8
  64. 64.Kd5 Ra5+
  65. 65.Ke4 Ra4+
  66. 66.Kf3 Kg7
  67. 67.g4 hxg4+
  68. 68.Kxg4 Ra1
  69. 69.f5 gxf5+
  70. 70.Kxf5 Rf1+
  71. 71.Ke4 Kg6
  72. 72.Rg3+ Kh5
  73. 73.Rg5+ Kxh4
  74. 74.Rf5 Rxf5
  75. 75.Kxf5 Kg3
  76. 76.Kg5 Kf3
  77. 77.Kf5 Ke3
  78. 78.Kf6 Ke4
  79. 79.e6 fxe6
  80. 80.Kxe6

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