Hikaru Nakamura vs Ding Liren

Chess.com Classic Winners · 2025 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Classic Winners
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2025.05.20
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/4k3/6K1/8 w - - 0 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e3 d5
  5. 5.Nc3 Bd6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Qc2 Ba6
  11. 11.b3 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Bb2 Ne4
  14. 14.Rac1 Rc8
  15. 15.Rc2 Ndf6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Qe7
  17. 17.Qd1 Qe6
  18. 18.Nxe4 dxe4
  19. 19.d5 cxd5
  20. 20.Nd4 Qd7
  21. 21.Nc6 Bc5
  22. 22.Nxa7 Qxa7
  23. 23.Bxf6 gxf6
  24. 24.b4 Red8
  25. 25.Qg4+ Kf8
  26. 26.Qf5 Kg7
  27. 27.Qg4+ Kf8
  28. 28.Qf5 Ke7
  29. 29.bxc5 bxc5
  30. 30.g3 h6
  31. 31.Rd2 Qd7
  32. 32.Qf4 h5
  33. 33.Rb1 c4
  34. 34.Rdb2 Qg4
  35. 35.Qh6 Qg5
  36. 36.Qh7 Qg6
  37. 37.Qxg6 fxg6
  38. 38.a4 c3
  39. 39.Rc2 d4
  40. 40.exd4 Rxd4
  41. 41.Rb3 Rxa4
  42. 42.Rbxc3 Rxc3
  43. 43.Rxc3 Ke6
  44. 44.h4 Rd4
  45. 45.Kg2 Rd3
  46. 46.Rc6+ Ke5
  47. 47.Ra6 Rd2
  48. 48.Ra5+ Rd5
  49. 49.Ra6 Kf5
  50. 50.Rb6 Re5
  51. 51.Ra6 Re6
  52. 52.Ra4 g5
  53. 53.hxg5 fxg5
  54. 54.Ra5+ Re5
  55. 55.Ra8 Kg4
  56. 56.Ra4 Kf5
  57. 57.Ra8 e3
  58. 58.Rf8+ Ke4
  59. 59.fxe3 Kxe3
  60. 60.Rh8 g4
  61. 61.Rf8 Kd3
  62. 62.Rf4 Re2+
  63. 63.Kg1 Re5
  64. 64.Kg2 Ke3
  65. 65.Kg1 Rd5
  66. 66.Kg2 h4
  67. 67.Rxg4 hxg3
  68. 68.Rxg3+ Kf4
  69. 69.Rf3+ Kg4
  70. 70.Rg3+ Kf4
  71. 71.Rf3+ Ke4
  72. 72.Rf2 Rd3
  73. 73.Re2+ Re3
  74. 74.Rf2 Rd3
  75. 75.Re2+ Re3
  76. 76.Rxe3+ Kxe3

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