Viswanathan Anand vs Hou Yifan

chess.com IoM Masters · 2017 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1-0
Event chess.com IoM Masters
Site Douglas ENG
Round 9.2
Date 2017.10.01
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/6p1/2p1RPP1/3p3r/3P4/2P5/2K5/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 d5
  7. 7.Bd3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Bg4
  10. 10.Bg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Re8
  12. 12.c3 c6
  13. 13.Qc2 h6
  14. 14.Bf4 Nh5
  15. 15.Be5 Bg5
  16. 16.h3 Bxf3
  17. 17.Nxf3 Bf4
  18. 18.Bh7+ Kh8
  19. 19.Bxf4 Nxf4
  20. 20.Bf5 Qc7
  21. 21.Bxd7 Qxd7
  22. 22.Ne5 Qe6
  23. 23.Re3 Kg8
  24. 24.Rae1 Qc8
  25. 25.Nxf7 Rxe3
  26. 26.Rxe3 Kxf7
  27. 27.Rf3 Kg8
  28. 28.Rxf4 Qe6
  29. 29.Qf5 Re8
  30. 30.Qxe6+ Rxe6
  31. 31.Kf1 a5
  32. 32.Rf3 Rg6
  33. 33.a4 Rd6
  34. 34.Ke2 Rd8
  35. 35.Kd3 Rb8
  36. 36.Rf5 b5
  37. 37.axb5 Rxb5
  38. 38.Kc2 Rb7
  39. 39.f4 Rb8
  40. 40.g4 a4
  41. 41.Re5 Kf7
  42. 42.f5 Ra8
  43. 43.Re6 Rc8
  44. 44.Re5 Ra8
  45. 45.h4 a3
  46. 46.bxa3 Rxa3
  47. 47.Kb2 Ra8
  48. 48.g5 hxg5
  49. 49.hxg5 Rb8+
  50. 50.Kc2 Rh8
  51. 51.Re6 Rh5
  52. 52.g6+ Kf8
  53. 53.f6

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